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A Salute to France

Documentary
10.0·1944·0h 34m

Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote solid...

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Cast

Claude Dauphin

Claude Dauphin

Jacques Bonhomme

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Joe - the American Soldier

Philip Bourneuf

Philip Bourneuf

Tommy - the British soldier

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self (archive footage)

DIRECTORS

Garson Kanin, Jean Renoir

OVERVIEW

Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote solidarity and dispel the myth that France was a nation of willing collaborators.