De Gaulle: Résistance

2026 160 min ★ 7.8 History, Drama

June, 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, this unknown general flees to London to save what remains of freedom.

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Cast

Simon Abkarian

Charles de Gaulle

Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Florian Lesieur

Fernand

Benoît Magimel

Koenig

Mathieu Kassovitz

Darlan

Loïc Corbery

Pleven

Anamaria Vartolomei

Livia

Niels Schneider

Général Leclerc

Félix Kysyl

Jean Moulin/Rex

Karim Leklou

Blazej

Details

Director

Antonin Baudry

Screenplay

Antonin Baudry

Tagline

"Some wars are won by armies. Others by those who refuse to surrender."

Status

Released

Original Language

FR

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$18,752,948

Production

Pathé, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, TF1 Films Production, Ness Films, Beside Productions, LDRP, Logical Content Ventures, Belvédère, Aonia Ventures, Ouroboros Entertainment, Stags Participations II

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

September 3, 2026

★ 7/10

Though it does leave it until the end, Antonin Baudry does put up a disclaimer acknowledging that there's a fair degree of cinematic licence been taken with this depiction of the rise of Charles de Gaulle from upstart provincial soldier to leader of the Free French during the Nazi occupation of his country. We start in 1940 with France effectively partitioned. The Vichy - under the government of M...