Charles de Gaulle
Acting
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France. In 1958, he came out of retirement when appointed President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) by President René Coty. He rewrote the Constitution of France and founded the Fifth Republic after approval by referendum. He was elected President of France later that year, a position to which he was reelected in 1965 and held until his resignation in 1969.
Born: November 22, 1890 · Lille, France
Filmography (15)
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West
2021
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
2021
Black Is Beltza
2018
The Vietnam War
2017
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards
2017
Apocalypse: The Second World War
2009
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
2005
Montreal Stories
1991
The Killing of America
1981
A Grin Without a Cat
1977
Snows of Grenoble
1968
The Lovely Month of May
1963
La Rabbia
1963
Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
1943