1958: Those Who Said No
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On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one which—from the day it was founded by General de Gaulle until the presidency of a very Jupiterian Emmanuel Macron—has been assailed as a “Republican monarchy” by partisans of a more assertive parliamentarian state. By revisiting the struggle of those who dared oppose the new regime — only to suffer a crushing defeat on September 28, 1958, when they were barely able to garner 20% of the vote against the constitutional text — this film shines a powerful new light on the origins of the Fifth Republic and its consequences for the next 60 years. It is a constitutional debate that planted the seeds for a complete upheaval of the French political landscape, on the left in particular, and set the country in motion toward what would be called the Union of the Left.
Release Date : 2018-10-06
Language :French
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Status : Released
Production Company : O2B FilmsPublic SénatToute L'Histoire
Production Country : France
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Original Name : Philippe Saada
Gender : Male
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Original Name : Pierre Pflimlin
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Original Name : Raoul Salan
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Original Name : Jacques Massu
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Original Name : Pierre Joxe
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Original Name : Jean-François Sirinelli
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Original Name : Charles de Gaulle
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Original Name : Pierre Mendès France
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Original Name : Charles Hernu
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Original Name : Édouard Daladier
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Original Name : Anicet Le Pors
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Original Name : François Mitterrand
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Original Name : Michel Debré
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Original Name : Antoine Pinay
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Original Name : Guy Mollet
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Original Name : André Malraux
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Original Name : Jean-Louis Debré
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Original Name : Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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Original Name : Claude Bourdet
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Original Name : René Coty
Gender : Male
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Original Name : Fernandel
Gender : Male
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Original Name : Yves Montand
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Original Name : Jacques Duclos
Gender : Male
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Original Name : Paul Reynaud
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