Accusé Mendès France
A few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged and lead by Marshall Pétain, the former deputy prepares his defense with his lawyers, explaining why he left the country in June 1940 to North Africa on board the liner Massilia.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Released
- 2011
Details
Release year: 2011
Storyline
A few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged and lead by Marshall Pétain, the former deputy prepares his defense with his lawyers, explaining why he left the country in June 1940 to North Africa on board the liner Massilia.
Top credits
- Bruno Solo — Pierre Mendès France
- Jacques Spiesser — Le président Perré
- Didier Bénureau — Le juge Leprêtre
- Jean-Claude Dauphin — Maître Fonlupt