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Pétain, such a popular hero

Nov 15, 2010 · 1h 30m
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Documentary
War
History
TV Movie

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On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun.

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CAST

Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Laval
Self (archive footage)
Léon Blum
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Joffre
Self (archive footage)
Ferdinand Foch
Self (archive footage)
Directed by Serge de Sampigny

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Histodoc, ECPAD
Country
FR

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