The President
(1961)
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The President
(1961)
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| Jean Gabin | ... |
Émile Beaufort
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Bernard Blier | ... |
Philippe Chalamont
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Renée Faure | ... |
Mademoiselle Milleran
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Henri Crémieux | ... |
Antoine Monteil
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Alfred Adam | ... |
François - le chauffeur
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Louis Seigner | ... |
Lauzet-Duchet
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Georges Adet | ... |
Un ministre
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Albert Michel | ... |
Un gendarme
(as Albert-Michel)
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Aram Stephan |
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Louis Arbessier | ... |
Jussieu
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Christiane Barry |
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Charles Bouillaud | ... |
Un gendarme en faction
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Charles Cullum | ... |
Sir Merryl
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André Dalibert | ... |
Un gendarme en faction
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Françoise Deldick | ... |
Huguette
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At 73, France's ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health, but he still plays a vigorous role behind the scenes as a philosopher and, potentially, as a power broker. In particular, his relationship with Philippe Chalamont comes into play: Chalamont seems in line to be the next Prime Minister, and Beaufort's history with him is long, deep, and problematic. As Beaufort dictates his memoirs, his narrative take us to occasions, 15 and 20 years before, in which Chalamont and he clashed. Chalamont is not without talent and guile: he comes directly to Beaufort to see if they can sort things out. What will Beaufort, ill health and all, do? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
This movie is a very strong political drama about an aging president who loves to take risks. He is very clever man, but he's alone at the top. He wants to create a United Europe, but every French politician is against him. I'm a big fan of Jean Gabin. He's always fabulous, even in bad movies. He was great when he was young, and great when he was older, like in this one. For me, he's one of the ten best movie actors of all time. This film had very strong dialogues. It deserves a 8 out of 10.