The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
In Hanoi, a French couple who had come to adopt a baby met Maï, an old woman who had a love affair with a French officer in 1945. She tells how, sent by de Gaulle to restore order, Leclerc negotiates with Ho Chi Minh, against the advice of d'Argenlieu, the high commissioner.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Marco PicoDirector
- Nicolas SarkozyWriter
- Jean-Michel GaillardWriter
Cast
- Bernard GiraudeauGeneral Leclerc
- Roger PlanchonAdmiral Argenlieu
- Tiến HợiHồ Chí Minh
- Philippe DemarlePierre de Lafargue
- Lucie PhanMaï (young)
- Ngoc ThoaMaï (elderly)
- Ann-Gisel GlassAnne
- Pierre-Loup RajotPierre
- Philippe FretunJosé
- Flaminio CorcosJacques
- Philippe BlancherJean Santeny
- Charlie NelsonLieutenant Colonel Massu