Accusé Mendès France

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A few months after the fall of France in 1940, lieutenant Pierre Mendès France is brought to the prison of Clermont-Ferrand. Arrested in Morocco for desertion by the new government forged and lead by Marshall Pétain, the former deputy prepares his defense with his lawyers, explaining why he left the country in June 1940 to North Africa on board the liner Massilia.

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Keywords
  • based on true story
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Mar 8, 2011
Countries of origin France
Language French
Filming locations Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Production companies France Télévisions TV5MONDE Effervescence

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Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
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