Pétain
A Feature film of
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Production year1993
French release05/05/1993
Runtime2 h 13 min
Synopsis
Pétains was a bastard. This "description" of the leader of Vichy France is a bit brief, convenient and smug.
Pétain signed anti-Semitic decrees, had all governing bodies swear an oath of allegiance to him personally, turned a blind eye to hostages, was acclaimed by joyful crowds of frenchmen, enacted heinous laws, had frenchmen guillotined, and chose the distinctive Frankish battle-ax to be the emblem of his regime. And yet he had been granted full emergency powers by an elcted assembly.
These days, France is a democratic society with personal dictatorship, fascist excesses, and personal enrichment at the expense of the nation...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (44)
Production and distribution (3)
Full credits (19)
- Screenwriters : Alain Riou, Jean Marbœuf, Jean-Pierre Marchand
- Director of Photography : Dominique Bouilleret
- Music Composer : Georges Garvarentz
- Assistant directors : François Azria, Thierry Binisti
- Editor : Anne-France Lebrun
- Sound Recordist : Philippe Arbez
- Costume designer : Odile Sauton
- Author of original work : Marc Ferro
- Associate Producer : Yves Dutheil
- Assistant Operator : Philippe Lardon
- Production Manager : Yves Dutheil
- Press Attachés (film) : André-Paul Ricci, Christopher Robba
- Sound editor : Catherine D'Hoir
- Continuity supervisor : Béatrice Pollet
- Production Designers : François Decaux, Jérôme Clément
- Stunt performers : Michel Carliez, Claude Carliez
- Sound Mixer : Gérard Lamps
- Narrator : Roger Planchon
- Location Manager : Olivier Hélie
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Historical, War
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
