Pétain, such a popular hero
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.
Top Billed Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
Philippe Pétain
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Laval
Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
Yves Demeulandre
Editor
Pierre Estève
Original Music Composer
Serge de Sampigny
Producer
Serge de Sampigny
Writer
Serge de Sampigny
Director
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