La rupture

Upon the sudden death of President Georges Pompidou, the French right is taken aback. Who will succeed him? It is finally Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, aged 48, elected with the support of Jacques Chirac, who is then appointed Prime Minister. Their alliance seems strong, but it will quickly crack.

• Laurent HeynemannDirector
• Patrice DuhamelWriter
• Jacques SantamariaWriter
• Bruno CoulaisOriginal Music Composer

• Eric PratMichel Poniatowski
• Yvon BackMichel d'Ornano
• Olivier CruveillerPierre Juillet
• Bruno RaffaelliSanguinetti
• Hippolyte GirardotValéry Giscard d'Estaing
• Philippe UchanCharles Pasqua
• Géraldine PailhasMarie-France Garaud
• Grégori DerangèreJacques Chirac
• Christian CloarecPierre Messmer