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A Man Alone

on BBC One London

Charles de Gaulle, General of France, President of the Fifth Republic seen against the turbulent background of his times.
"France is my destiny for ever" (1900)
"For me, the terrible thing is to feel so alone, always alone" (1940)
"France cannot be France without greatness" (1954)
A film programme of seventy years of history including the memories of:
In France:
Paul Reynaud, Prime Minister of France, 1940
General Pierre Billotte, Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vigerie, Georges Cattaui
In England:
Viscount Chandos, D.S.O., M.C., Michel Saint-Denis, Duncan Grinnell-Milne
(This programme includes material first shown on June 5, 1962)

Contributors

Interviewee:
Paul Reynaud
Interviewee:
General Pierre Billotte
Interviewee:
Georges Cattaui
Interviewee:
Viscount Chandos
Interviewee:
Michel Saint-Denis
Interviewee:
Duncan Grinnell-Milne
Historian and adviser:
Dr. David Thomson (Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge)
Commentary:
Robert Kee
Film Editor:
Keith Latham
Compiled and produced by:
Malcolm Brown
Compiled and produced by:
Philip Donnellan

BBC One London

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