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De Gaulle: Tilting Iron

De Gaulle: Tilting Iron

The general that refused to surrender.

Part of De Gaulle Collection

2026•2h 40m•7.7/10
HistoryDrama

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7.7/10(48)

June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.

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Production

Pathé, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, TF1 Films Production, Ness Films, Beside Productions, LDRP, Logical Content Ventures, Belvédère, Aonia Ventures, Ouroboros Entertainment, Stags Participations II

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Cast

Simon Abkarian

Simon Abkarian

Charles de Gaulle

Simon Russell Beale

Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Florian Lesieur

Florian Lesieur

Fernand

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Koenig

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Darlan

Loïc Corbery

Loïc Corbery

Pleven

Anamaria Vartolomei

Anamaria Vartolomei

Livia

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Général Leclerc

Félix Kysyl

Félix Kysyl

Jean Moulin/Rex

Karim Leklou

Karim Leklou

Blazej

Tom Mison

Tom Mison

Anthony Eden

Kacey Mottet Klein

Kacey Mottet Klein

Courcel

Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Roosevelt

Grégoire Colin

Grégoire Colin

D'Argenlieu

Daniel Betts

Daniel Betts

Eisenhower

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Montgomery

Stephen Campbell Moore

Stephen Campbell Moore

Macmillan

Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Spears

David Clark

David Clark

Général américain

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Préfet Amgot

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