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“One battle will seal our fate. You will lead it.” France’s Pathe has unveiled their main official trailer for the two De Gaulle movies, retelling the story of iconic French president Charles de Gaulle. Yes – the same man that the Paris airport is named after. French filmmaker Antonin Baudry directs two back-to-back movies called De Gaulle: Tilting Iron & De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge which will arrive in French theaters this summer – in June & July. It’s premiering first at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, obviously, before the French release. A two-part story of the French general & statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany & Vichy France in WWII and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. The two movies follow De Gaulle’s life initially between 1940 and 1945, then trace his march towards his political career. Featuring Simon Abkarian as Charles, with an ensemble cast including Simon Russell Beale, Florian Lesieur, Benoît Magimel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Loïc Corbery de la Comédie-Française, Anamaria Vartolomei, Niels Schneider, Félix Kysyl, & Karim Leklou. It looks a bit too staunchly bureaucratic to be entirely entertaining, but still might be worth a watch anyway. // Continue Reading ›
