Pétain, such a popular hero

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Release date: November 15, 2010
Duration: 90 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
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Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
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Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
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Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
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Pierre Laval
Self (archive footage)