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De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (Part 1)

As France collapses in June 1940, an unknown general refuses to accept defeat. Fleeing to London, Charles de Gaulle begins a solitary and uncertain fight to rally resistance, determined to prove that France’s story is not yet over.

Director

Antonin Baudry (The Wolf's Call)

CAST

Simon Abkarian • Simon Russell Beale • Florian Lesieur

RATING

VA

Violence & wound detail

RUNTIME

2h 38m

COUNTRY

France

GENRE

Biography, Drama, History, War

LANGUAGE

French (Eng Subs)

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FILM NOTES

A sweeping and urgent portrait of defiance at France’s darkest hour.

In De Gaulle: Tilting Iron, Antonin Baudry turns to one of the defining moments of modern French history, capturing the fragile, chaotic days following the nation’s collapse in 1940. Rather than presenting de Gaulle as an established figure, the film begins with uncertainty — a man without power, backing or clear support, driven by conviction alone. It’s a perspective that grounds the story in risk and doubt, as much as in historical inevitability.

The film unfolds with scale and intensity, moving between political manoeuvring and the early sparks of resistance across Europe and beyond. There’s a sense of momentum building from fragments — individuals, voices and decisions gradually aligning into something larger. It’s both an intimate character study and a sweeping historical canvas, offering a gripping entry point into a story that reshaped not just a nation, but the course of the war itself.