De Gaulle, the Last King of France

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country . He was statesman of action and has been compared to a monarch. This film depicts the general’s personality through the great events of his presidential term, at a time when the world was undergoing considerable changes.

• Patrick RotmanDirector
• Patrick RotmanWriter

• Samuel LabartheNarrator (voice)
• Charles de GaulleSelf (archive footage)
• André MalrauxSelf (archive footage)
• Pierre Mendès FranceSelf (archive footage)
• François MitterrandSelf (archive footage)
• René CotySelf (archive footage)
• Georges PompidouSelf (archive footage)
• Michel DebréSelf (archive footage)
• Alain PeyrefitteSelf (archive footage)
• Nikita KhrushchevSelf (archive footage)
• John F. KennedySelf (archive footage)
• Jacqueline KennedySelf (archive footage)