Le Grand Charles — United Kingdom
The 2006 French TV film follows Charles de Gaulle from his 18 June 1940 appeal from London through the liberation of France — the creation of Free France from almost nothing in exile.
De Gaulle broadcast his famous 18 June 1940 appeal from BBC Broadcasting House in London, calling on the French to continue resistance. At the time, almost no one heard it. He had fewer than 7,000 men and no official recognition. By 1944 Free France had grown to 400,000 men and de Gaulle had secured his position as the undisputed leader of liberated France.