De Gaulle (upcoming film)
| De Gaulle | |
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| Directed by | Antonin Baudry |
| Screenplay by | Antonin Baudry Bérénice Vila |
| Based on | De Gaulle, une certaine idée de la France by Julian T. Jackson |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Pierre Cottereau Giora Bejach |
Production company | |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
De Gaulle is an upcoming French two-part biopic film of Charles de Gaulle, produced by Pathé and directed by Antonin Baudry. It is adapted by Baudry and Bérénice Vila from Julian T. Jackson's book, De Gaulle, une certaine idée de la France.
Premsie
A biopic of Charles de Gaulle, who rose from being a French army officer, to leading the French resistance against Nazi Germany during World War II, to becoming president of France.[1]
Cast
- Simon Abkarian as Charles de Gaulle
- Niels Schneider as General Leclerc
- Thierry Lhermitte as Henri Giraud
- Karim Leklou
- Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill
- Benoît Magimel
- Félix Kysyl as Jean Moulin
- François Goeske as Klaus Barbie
- Kacey Mottet Klein
- Anamaria Vartolomei
- Tom Mison as Anthony Eden
- Anthony Calf as Edward Spears
- Noémie Schmidt
- Janis Ahern
- Soufiane El Khalidy
- Alice de Lencquesaing
- Tom Neal
- Loïk Corbery
- Tom Pannetier
- Pierre Aussedat
- Sami Ameziane
- Christophe Kourotchkine
- Pablo Cobo
- Hugo Bariller
Production
A two-part film directed by Antonin Baudry about Charles de Gaulle was commissioned by Pathé in July 2021.[2]
It is written by Baudry and Bérénice Vila, and based upon British author Julian T. Jackson's book, De Gaulle, une certaine idée de la France. It is produced by Pathé in co-production with TF1 Films Production and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma. Filming on the first chapter took place in the summer of 2023 with Pierre Cottereau and Giora Bejach as cinematographers. Filming on the second-part was completed by July 2024.[3]
The cast is led by Simon Abkarian as Charles De Gaulle and includes Niels Schneider as General Leclerc, Thierry Lhermitte and Karim Leklou.[4] The cast also includes Benoît Magimel and Anamaria Vartolomei.[5]
Filming locations included Place du Panthéon and Gare de l'Est and around the Hôtel de Ville station in July and August 2023, and Le Marais area of Paris in September 2023. Filming also took place in Normandy and Morocco.[6][7]
References
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (January 25, 2023). "Pathe, Logical Pictures Sign Three-Year Co-Production, Co-Financing Deal to Enlist Private Investors (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (July 5, 2021). "Pathé Sets Charles de Gaulle Film, Unveils Deals on 'Asterix,' 'Musketeers,' 'King' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Shooting wraps on Antonin Baudry's diptych De Gaulle". Cineuropa.org. July 31, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Une série sur Charles de Gaulle en tournage au Maroc". Bladi.net. August 15, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ Carbon, Justine (August 1, 2024). "END CLAP FOR ANTONIN BAUDRY'S "DE GAULLE"". Troiscouleurs.fr. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ "Filming for new Charles de Gaulle biopic takes Paris back in time". Thelocal.fr. September 7, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
- ^ Leblanc, Daniel (August 14, 2023). "De Gaulle: the discreet Parisian filming of the new biopic". lepoint.fr. Retrieved February 18, 2025.