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Film in three eras: "Passing through Lorraine" (2h30): The defeat of 40, unexpected for many, causes the total collapse of the country. But the conflict of 14-18, then the 1930s, prepared, in their own way, the debacle... "General here we are" (2:30 a.m.): The assessment after the victory and the choices available to France . A troubled and ambiguous era: the purge, the PĂ©tain trial, Brasillach, Stalinism... "I understood you" (2:45 a.m.): The portrait of an admired and contested man, De Gaulle, facing the 3rd crisis that the French are experiencing: decolonization.
- Runtime
- 7h 45m
- Released
- 1973
Details
Release year: 1973
Storyline
Film in three eras: "Passing through Lorraine" (2h30): The defeat of 40, unexpected for many, causes the total collapse of the country. But the conflict of 14-18, then the 1930s, prepared, in their own way, the debacle... "General here we are" (2:30 a.m.): The assessment after the victory and the choices available to France . A troubled and ambiguous era: the purge, the PĂ©tain trial, Brasillach, Stalinism... "I understood you" (2:45 a.m.): The portrait of an admired and contested man, De Gaulle, facing the 3rd crisis that the French are experiencing: decolonization.
Top credits
- Colonel Argoud â Self
- Mohamed Boudia â Self
- Pierre-AndrĂ© Boutang â Self
- AndrĂ© Dewavrin â Self