‘De Gaulle’ Wins Top Prize at American French Film Festival as 30th Anniversary Edition Draws 18,000 Attendees

By Elsa Keslassy

Elsa Keslassy

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Antonin Baudry’s two-part World War II epic “De Gaulle” took home the top audience prize at the American French Film Festival in Los Angeles, capping a 30th anniversary edition.

The two-part historical saga, starring Simon Abkarian as the French general and Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill, screened back-to-back on Saturday to packed theaters and received a seven-minute standing ovation.

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