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De Gaulle

But to avoid the humiliation of an even greater rout, thousands of French lives lost, I...

But to avoid the humiliation of an even greater rout, thousands of French lives lost, I want to shepherd our nation toward armistice

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But to avoid the humiliation
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of an even greater rout,
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thousands of French lives lost,
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I want to shepherd our nation
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toward armistice.
Duration
11 seconds
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33
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:11
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
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Movie Summary

Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
That's our only way to hold our heads high - De Gaulle 00:06
That's our only way to hold our heads high
To halt our soldiers' suffering, - De Gaulle 00:05
To halt our soldiers' suffering,
General, it's odd to give up on the goal of victory - De Gaulle 00:07
General, it's odd to give up on the goal of victory
And thousands taken prisoner, - De Gaulle 00:05
And thousands taken prisoner,
We must end the massacre. It's gone on too long. - De Gaulle 00:04
We must end the massacre. It's gone on too long.
We must make a deal with Germany, - De Gaulle 00:09
We must make a deal with Germany,
Gentlemen, are we so devoid of courage - De Gaulle 00:07
Gentlemen, are we so devoid of courage
We must wake up, - De Gaulle 00:05
We must wake up,
We mustn't indulge - De Gaulle 00:05
We mustn't indulge
Let's accept talks with Germany, that's all there is to it. - De Gaulle 00:06
Let's accept talks with Germany, that's all there ...
Mr. Mandel, - De Gaulle 00:09
Mr. Mandel,
I speak not as a minister, Mr. Weygand, - De Gaulle 00:08
I speak not as a minister, Mr. Weygand,
No, politicians give the orders. The fight must go on. - De Gaulle 00:05
No, politicians give the orders. The fight must go on.
We have unblemished territories, - De Gaulle 00:07
We have unblemished territories,
We must organize - De Gaulle 00:06
We must organize
I recently stated - De Gaulle 00:07
I recently stated
His half-baked theories are dangerous. - De Gaulle 00:05
His half-baked theories are dangerous.
I know him well. He is consumed by ambition, - De Gaulle 00:06
I know him well. He is consumed by ambition,
He'd do anything to move up the ladder of power. - De Gaulle 00:04
He'd do anything to move up the ladder of power.
Now he's Home Secretary, with an opinion about everything! - De Gaulle 00:04
Now he's Home Secretary, with an opinion about everythi...