Pétain, such a popular hero (2010)
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.
Director: Serge de Sampigny
https://www.france.tv/documentaires/7385-petain-un-heros-si-populaire.html
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Jacques Gamblin as Narrator (voice) |
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Philippe Pétain as Self (archive footage) |
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Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) |
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Charles de Gaulle as Self (archive footage) |
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Pierre Laval as Self (archive footage) |
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Léon Blum as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Joffre as Self (archive footage) |
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Ferdinand Foch as Self (archive footage) |
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Raymond Poincaré as Self (archive footage) |
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Georges Clemenceau as Self (archive footage) |
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Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage) |
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Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage) |
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Hermann Göring as Self (archive footage) |
| Editing | Yves Demeulandre | Editor |
| Sound | Pierre Estève | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Serge de Sampigny | Producer |
| Writing | Serge de Sampigny | Writer |
| Directing | Serge de Sampigny | Director |