French politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’
News Foreign Affairs French politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’ The five-hour-long movie captures the zeitgeist of French politics ahead of next year’s presidential election. “De Gaulle,” a two-part, five-hour-long opus, has become an unexpected summer hit after a slow start at the box office. The film tells the lesser-known tale of the legendary general’s political maneuvering to maintain France’s sovereignty and fend off a domineering American president’s plans for Europe.
- ▪News Foreign Affairs French politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’ The five-hour-long movie captures the zeitgeist of French politics ahead of next year’s presidential election.
- ▪“De Gaulle,” a two-part, five-hour-long opus, has become an unexpected summer hit after a slow start at the box office.
- ▪The film tells the lesser-known tale of the legendary general’s political maneuvering to maintain France’s sovereignty and fend off a domineering American president’s plans for Europe.
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News Foreign Affairs French politicians can’t get enough of ‘De Gaulle’ The five-hour-long movie captures the zeitgeist of French politics ahead of next year’s presidential election. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Charles de Gaulle is pictured during a visit to Brittany in France. | Henri Bureau/Sygma/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images July 27, 2026 4:00 am CET By Marion Solletty PARIS — Politics in France has rarely been more divisive, but presidential candidates of various political persuasions have finally found something they agree on: The new movie about Charles de Gaulle is a masterpiece. “De Gaulle,” a two-part, five-hour-long opus, has become an unexpected summer hit after a slow start at the box office.
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