Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Biography of Charles de Gaulle.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
TLS/MSs of CHARLES DE GAULLE, wearing dark suit, speaking at indoor political rally.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
DO NOT USE Opening credits and commentary.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs of CHARLES DE GAULLE (in military uniform) saluting & shaking hands with crowd near Arc De Triomphe; MSs Charles laying wreath at memorial, then saluting.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
DO NOT USE Dissolve to still of Charles at age 17.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
TLS/MSs of ceremony at Saint-Syr Military Academy, cadets kneeling & removing fanciful hats.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
DO NOT USE Still of Charles as a commissioned lieutenant.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Re-creation. World War One (WWI) montage: CU cannon firing into cam; TLSs explosion on battlefield, dirt being hurled into air; TLSs of French soldiers running across battlefield, ducking explosions and diving into trenches; TLS two small tanks rolling, being hit; MS two French soldiers rushing from trench; LS soldiers storming battlefield, running into No Man's Land.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
DO NOT USE Still of Charles De Gaulle
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Post-war France, 1920s: TLS/MSs crowded outdoor caf (cafe) in Paris, waiters in white tuxedos zipping about packed tables; TLSs Caucasians dancing & carousing at a swinging jazz nightclub; MSs hammy motions of a traditional or hot jazz band, comprised entirely of African-American men, performing (drums, trumpet, guitar, sax).
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
DO NOT USE Still of Charles De Gaulle
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs French Marshall HENRI PHILLIPPE PETAIN confering w/ officers in field.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
CU French Army poster: "The Army of the Future" w/ woodcut portrait of de Gaulle.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Unknown French General.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs of ADOLF HITLER looking over plans w/ Nazi officers in field. MS/CUs German tanks (early model Panzerkampfwagen II) being driven onto backs of trucks for transport; TLSs trucks hauling tanks into country, where they are deployed; TLSs Panzers knocking down trees, rolling over cam.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Invasion of Poland, 1939: MSs camoflauged units of Panzer Division speeding about country town. TLS burning building.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Mobilization of French troops: TLSs troops on motorcycles with sidecars; MS men waving happily from sidewalk; TLS crowd waving to cavalry leaving town; MS woman passing bottle of wine to soldier who takes a swig; MCU timid boy shaking hands w/ soldier; MSs poofy-haired girl exchanging wine for money with soldier.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Great montage of the Maginot Line: TLS turret fortification, French soldiers looking through binoculars in FG; TLSs domed sentry forts; TLS field cannon being lowered; MSs soldiers bringing in supplies.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs of CHARLES DE GAULLE talking with HENRI PHILLIPPE PETAIN & President ALBERT LEBRUN in field, inspecting French tanks & troops.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Newsreel of German invasion of France, May 1940: MS small munition artillery of tank firing; TLS/MSs Panzer tanks in countryside; MS German infantry soldiers advancing; MS Nazi using flamethrower; TLS/MSs Nazis walking along parts of crushed Maginot Line; traveling shot of numerous destroyed trucks on road; MS French helmet & broken rifle in grass; MSs cache of seized weapons; TLSs defeated French soldiers being marched by Nazis along rural road
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MS Nazi soldier wearing driving goggles; traveling shot along tree-lined country road, fleeing refugees; MCU sign - Pontarme 5K, Paris 37K; MSs Nazi soldiers marching. June 1940 - Nazis entering France: TLSs Nazis marching by Arc de Triomphe; MSs soldiers; MSs crowds watching, some openly weeping; famous MS man in pinstriped suit crying; l/a MS base of Eiffel Tower looking up; MS Nazi flag flying from flagpole. WWII
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MS/CUs of CHARLES DE GAULLE in office, donning thick-rimmed reading glasses, issuing statement.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs de Gaulle inspecting & saluting Free French Army soldiers & Navy seamen. Panning MS group of French Air Force officers.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs of HENRI PETAIN meeting with ADOLF HITLER (cowtowing & establishing puppet government in France). CU Henri Petain issuing statement to cam.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MSs de Gaulle getting out of car in London, saluting officers, taking off hat. WWII De Gaulle at desk speaking to camera.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MS Prime Minister WINSTON CHURCHILL inspecting British soldiers in field. Sideview MCU of CHARLES DE GAULLE saluting; MS Free French Army soldiers, in British gear, saluting with rifles. MSs Churchill meeting w/ de Gaulle, winter, outdoors.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
TLS/MSs of President FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT riding in Jeep, inspecting U.S. Army troops.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Casablanca Conference - MSs of FDR meeting with HENRI GIRAUD. Giraud & Churchill shake hands. MS/CUs of FDR meeting with Winston Churchill. MSs Charles de Gaulle shaking the hand of Henri Giraud as FDR and Churchill watch on. WWII
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
MS Charles de Gaulle speaking into radio microphones.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Excellent montage of French resistance (FFI) blowing up railroad bridges in occupied France, followed by MSs of Nazi soldiers searching French locals, marching a group of them away. TLSs Nazi officers walking about French train station.
Biography: Charles de Gaulle
Eisenhower inspecting troops. MS of DWIGHT EISENHOWER waving from departing Jeep. MSs de Gaulle boarding naval vessel, French seamen saluting him as he passes. MSs French troops boarding ship, some of them using netting. TLS signalsman waving signal flags from ship, American flag flying behind him. WWII