From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain (1944)

9.0/10 58 min Documentary History

Overview

Sitting at his desk, Guitry gives us a lecture on French history from Joan of Arc to the Occupation, with some focus on a number of its great writers and musicians.

Cast

Sacha Guitry

Narrator (voice)

Michèle Alfa

(voice)

Aimé Clariond

(voice)

Jean Cocteau

Reciter (voice)

René Fauchois

(voice)

Jacqueline Francell

(voice)

Jean Hervé

(voice)

Hélène Perdrière

(voice)

Suzy Prim

(voice)

Madeleine Renaud

Reciter (voice)

Denise Scharley

(voice)

Jacques Varennes

(voice)

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