The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
2021The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.
Acted in
Benoît Allemane
as Narrator (voice)
Michael S. Cullen
as Self
Isabelle Rouge-Ducos
as Self
Olivier Wieviorka
as Self
Vladimir Yavachev
as Self
Angélique Kidjo
as Self
Philippe Chiambaretta
as Self
Danielle Tartakowsky
as Self
Marcel Desailly
as Self
Laure Martin
as Self
Jean-Yves Le Naour
as Self
Marcel Kittel
as Self
Christo
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Godefroy
as Self (archive footage)
René Coty
as Self (archive footage)
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
as Self (archive footage)
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
as Self (archive footage)
Nicolas Sarkozy
as Self (archive footage)
Angela Merkel
as Self (archive footage)
Emmanuel Macron
as Self (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
as Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
as Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Melania Trump
as Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Macron
as Self (archive footage)