Pétain, such a popular hero

Pétain, such a popular hero

2010 fr 90 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

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

Jacques Gamblin

Narrator (voice)

Philippe Pétain

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Laval

Pierre Laval

Self (archive footage)

Léon Blum

Léon Blum

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Joffre

Joseph Joffre

Self (archive footage)

Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch

Self (archive footage)

Raymond Poincaré

Raymond Poincaré

Self (archive footage)

Georges Clemenceau

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

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