L'Exercice du pouvoir

At the turn of the century, an unusual woman refuses to become an object to be desired or played with. Instead she wants to succeed on the stage of politics in the Third Republic.

• Philippe GallandDirector

• Michel AumontAlexandre Bast
• Raymond GérômeGeorges Argand
• Michèle MorettiRachel Sartène-Bast
• Henri VirlogeuxVictor Brisquet
• Ginette GarcinMadame Sartène
• Jacques MorelAlbert Larchat
• Claire NadeauFrancine Sophie
• Françoise VatelMimi
• Claude LévèqueErnest Houvard
• Louis NavarreGeneral Morteron
• Pierre PlessisThe president of the Republic
• Paulette FrantzMadame President