Charles de Gaulle

Biography

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.

Known For

In the Mood for Love

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Vietnam War

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Apocalypse: The Second World War

as Self (archive footage)

The Killing of America

as Self (archive footage)

Ulysse

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

La Rabbia

as Self (archive footage)

A Grin Without a Cat

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Black Is Beltza

as Self (voice) (archive footage)

Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

as Self - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage)

Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West

as Self (archive footage)