De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Film 1) (2026)
La Bataille De Gaulle, film 1 : L'âge de fer
Director: Antonin Baudry
Cast: Simon Abkarian, Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz
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De Gaulle: Tilting Iron is the first part of a two-film French biographical epic about Charles de Gaulle during the upheaval of the Second World War. The story concentrates on the period in which the young general faces military defeat, political uncertainty, and the need to make choices that will define his role in France's wartime history.
Directed by Antonin Baudry, the production combines large-scale historical reconstruction with a major international cast. Simon Abkarian plays Charles de Gaulle, supported by Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte, Karim Leklou, and other prominent French performers.
- Directed and co-written by Antonin Baudry.
- The screenplay was adapted from Julian Jackson's biography De Gaulle, une certaine idée de la France.
- The first part has a runtime of approximately 160 minutes.
- Volker Bertelmann composed the musical score.
- The two-part production reportedly had a budget of approximately €74 million.
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De Gaulle: Tilting Iron began with a major French theatrical release, with digital availability dependent on distributor licensing.