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De Gaulle: Liberté

De Gaulle: Liberté

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De Gaulle: Liberté

2026

2h 39m

7.8(166 votes)

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Overview

Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.

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Pathé

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma

TF1 Films Production

Beside Productions

Logical Content Ventures

Ouroboros Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Charles de Gaulle

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Général Leclerc

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Lhermitte

Henri Giraud

Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Blazej

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Livia

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Kacey Mottet Klein

Kacey Mottet Klein

Courcel

Tom Mison

Tom Mison

Anthony Eden

Loïc Corbery

Loïc Corbery

René Pleven

Stéphane Varupenne

Stéphane Varupenne

Georges Bidault

Creative team

Directed by: Antonin Baudry
Written by: Antonin Baudry
Bérénice Vila
Produced by: Axelle Boucaï
Jérôme Seydoux

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