DE GAULLE - PART TWO: LIBERTÉ

[DE GAULLE: J'ÉCRIS TON NOM] [DE GAULLE: THE SOVEREIGN EDGE]
Part Two of Antonin Baudry’s epic biopic on Charles de Gaulle, wonderfully played by Simon Abkarian, sees the leader of the Free French make a triumphant return to France with the D-Day invasion and ride on to Paris; outfox his political rival, General Henri Giraud (Thierry Lhermitte), for leadership in liberated France’s provisional government; and inspire brilliant battlefield daring by his protégé General Leclerc (Niels Schneider), who leads his intrepid L Force against the German Panzerarmee in southern Tunisia at the Mareth Line and Ksar Ghilane. De Gaulle’s dogged determination and tactical daring charm Britain’s Winston Churchill (Simon Russell Beale), who perhaps sees a kindred spirit in the wily general. Though doubted by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Campbell Scott), de Gaulle’s combination of long-game strategy and quick cunning eventually win out, against the longest of odds. –Todd Hitchcock

DIR/SCR Antonin Baudry; SCR Bérénice Vila, from the book “A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle” by Julian Jackson; PROD Axelle Boucaï, Ardavan Safaee, Jérôme Seydoux. France/Belgium, 2026, color, 159 minutes. In English and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

DE GAULLE — PART ONE: RÉSISTANCE also plays as part of the AFI European Union Film Showcase.

Run Time: 159 Minutes

Opening Date: Sunday, December 06, 2026

Genre: Historical drama

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