The President
Dramafrancebased on novel or bookpoliticsblackmailprime ministerpoliticiandeputymarketparliamentflashbacklobby1950s
A reflective political drama about an aging former leader examining his career and legacy through memory and memoir, grappling with ambition, compromise, and the weight of power.
At 73, a former President of the French Council reflects on his political career while writing his memoirs, delving into his relationships with key figures, including the one set to become the next President.
Essence
Ensemble
Jean Gabin
Émile Beaufort
Bernard Blier
Philippe Chalamont
Renée Faure
Mlle Millerand
Alfred Adam
François, le chauffeur
Henri Crémieux
Antoine Monteil, le ministre des Finances
Louis Seigner
Henri Lauzet-Duchet, le gouverneur de la Banque de France
Robert Vattier
le docteur Fumet, le médecin personnel de Beaufort
Françoise Deldick
Huguette, la bonne
Hélène Dieudonné
Gabrielle, la cuisinière de Beaufort
Pierre Larquey
Augustin, le vieil agriculteur ami de Beaufort
Jacques Marin
Gaston, le chauffeur de car et guide
Louis Arbessier
Jussieu, un parlementaire
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