Part two of a two-part biopic following French army officer Charles De Gaulle's life and political commitment between 1940 and 1945, and trace his development towards a political career.
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The people behind it
Simon Abkarian
Charles de Gaulle
Niels Schneider
Général Leclerc
Thierry Lhermitte
Henri Giraud
Karim Leklou
Blazej
Anamaria Vartolomei
Livia
Simon Russell Beale
Winston Churchill
Kacey Mottet Klein
Courcel
Tom Mison
Anthony Eden
Loïc Corbery
René Pleven
Stéphane Varupenne
Georges Bidault
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Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the office – no longer the 'accidental President.'
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