Personal Info
Birth date
1856-04-24 (169 Years)
Day of death
1951-07-23
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Cauchy-à-la-Tour, Pas-de-Calais, France
Also known as
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain
Maréchal Pétain
فيليب بيتان
Philippe Pétain
Biography
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain and Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
Filmography
Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West
7.781
Overview:
May 10th, 1940, Hitler takes on the West. Will he precipitate Europe into the Apocalypse?Decolonisation
8.8
Overview:
The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.Apocalypse Verdun
NYR
Overview:
February 1916. World War I has been raging for two years and has killed over three million people, neither side gaining the upper hand. The Germans mobilize more artillery and men in Verdun than in any other offensive -- for three hundred days -- but the French hold out. Constructed from over five hundred hours of restored, colorized archival footage.The Ponzán Network
6
Overview:
During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945), around three thousand people managed to elude their pursuers, and probably also avoided being killed, thanks to the heroic and very efficient efforts of the Ponzán Team, a brave group of people — mountain guides, forgers, safe house keepers and many others —, led by Francisco Ponzán Vidal, who managed to save their lives, both on one side and the other of the border between Spain and France.Pétain, such a popular hero
8
Overview:
On October 24, 1940, Philippe Pétain met Adolf Hitler in Montoire and led the French into collaboration with the Nazis. A black page in the history of France, written by a man whom many then considered a hero: the winner of Verdun.Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun
7
Overview:
A detailed account of one of the bloodiest battles of World War I. Between February and December 1916, the French and German armies relentlessly fought in the devastated camps around the village of Verdun.The Clouzot Scandal
6.5
Overview:
Great filmmakers claim the artistic influence of French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-1977), a master of suspense, with a unique vision of the world, who knew how to offer both great shows and subtle studies of characters. Beyond the myth of the tyrannical director, a contrasting portrait of a visionary, an agitator, an artist against the system.Songs for After a War
6.5
Overview:
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), through popular culture: songs, newspapers and magazines, movies and newsreels.Verdun: Visions of History
7.2
Overview:
A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, shot on site of the actual battle.The Wonderful Night
5.5
Overview:
A couple of refugees arrives in a village: he is a cabinet maker, she's pregnant and the innkeeper refuses to give them a room; they wind up in the cowshed of a farm where she gives birth to her baby, the very night of Christmas.The Smuggler and Her Charges
7.3
Overview:
A captivating and personal detective story that uncovers the truth behind the childhood of Michaël Prazan's father, who escaped from Nazi-occupied France in 1942 thanks to the efforts of a female smuggler with mysterious motivations.Story of the Unknown Soldier
7.7
Overview:
For Histoire du soldat inconnu (Story of the Unknown Soldier) Storck watched newsreels for the whole of 1928, the year when 60 nations signed a pact outlawing war, and juxtaposed this heart-warming utopia with the signs of a forthcoming conflict (this was in 1932) – burgeoning nationalism, police brutality, excessive colonialism, bellicose politics. Ferocious editing sarcastically juxtaposes these good intentions with the political farce of speeches and parades, all to the tune of factory chimneys collapsing in slow motion and the exhumed body of an “unknown soldier”. —cinematek.beWar of Africa
NYR
Overview:
Documentary with propagandistic content about the colonial war of Spain in Morocco. Beyond the official epic of the moment, its historical images are such of great interest.L'Abécédaire du Maréchal
NYR
Overview:
This film shows the instruments of the Vichy government's propaganda among young people and, more specifically, the images distributed in the form of ABC books, posters, newsreels or propaganda. It shows the speech of Pétain, Georges Lamirand, general secretary for youth, Marcel Déat, founder of the National Popular Rally and Jacques Doriot, founder of the French Popular Party.Acting
2022The Ponzán Network as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2021Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2020Decolonisation (1 Episode) as Self - Army General (archive footage)
2017The Clouzot Scandal as Self (archive footage)
2016The Smuggler and Her Charges as Self - Politician (archive footage)
2016Apocalypse: The Battle of Verdun as Self (archive footage)
2016Apocalypse Verdun (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
201439-45, de la France occupée à la France libérée (1 Episode) as (Archives)
2014Collaborations as Self (archive footage)
2012De Gaulle, le géant aux pieds d'argile as Self (archive footage)
2010Pétain, such a popular hero as Self (archive footage)
1979L'Abécédaire du Maréchal as Unknown
1976Songs for After a War as Self (archive footage)
1949Crusade in Europe (2 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
1940Images et Paroles du Maréchal Pétain as Unknown
1932Story of the Unknown Soldier as Himself (archive footage)
1928Verdun: Visions of History as General Petain
1926War of Africa as Unknown
Writing
1940The Wonderful Night ... Screenplay
Directing
1926War of Africa ... Director