Pétain, such a popular hero

8.0
20101h 30m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Philippe Pétain

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Pierre Laval

Pierre Laval

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Léon Blum

Léon Blum

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Joseph Joffre

Joseph Joffre

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Raymond Poincaré

Raymond Poincaré

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Georges Clemenceau

Georges Clemenceau

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self (archive footage)

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