Pétain, such a popular hero

Pétain, such a popular hero

8.0

Nov 15 2010

2h 30m

Documentary, War, History, TV Movie

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.

Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Narrator (voice)

Philippe Pétain

Philippe Pétain

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)