Pétain, such a popular hero
2010 | 90m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Serge de Sampigny |
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| Writer: | Serge de Sampigny |
| Staring: |
| On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 2010 |
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| Director: | Serge de Sampigny |
| Writer: | Serge de Sampigny |
| Genres: | History, War, Documentary, TV Movie |
| Keywords | world war ii, nazi collaborationism, historical drama, occupied france (1940-44), adolf hitler, french history, war documentary, historical documentary |
| Production Companies | ECPAD, Histodoc |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 17, 2025 Entered: Dec 17, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jacques Gamblin | Narrator (voice) |
| Philippe Pétain | Self (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) |
| Charles de Gaulle | Self (archive footage) |
| Pierre Laval | Self (archive footage) |
| Léon Blum | Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph Joffre | Self (archive footage) |
| Ferdinand Foch | Self (archive footage) |
| Raymond Poincaré | Self (archive footage) |
| Georges Clemenceau | Self (archive footage) |
| Benito Mussolini | Self (archive footage) |
| Joseph Stalin | Self (archive footage) |
| Hermann Göring | Self (archive footage) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Pierre Estève | Original Music Composer |
| Serge de Sampigny | Director, Writer |
| Yves Demeulandre | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Serge de Sampigny | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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