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Georges Marchais, l’homme qui avait choisi son camp 2022 star_border 7
Both a political narrative and a psychological reflection, this documentary explores the personal journey of a quarry worker’s son from Calvados who rose to become the last great figure of the French Communist Party. It delves into the logic that shaped his path and his lasting impact on France’s history.

Référendum, une arme à double tranchant ? 2022
Tracing the turbulent history of referendums since 1958, journalist Patrice Duhamel and documentary filmmaker Pauline Pallier open up a fascinating debate, combining archives and interviews with historians, political scientists and editorialists.

Les appelés de la guerre d’Algérie, un si long silence 2022 star_border 6

Mai 68 : dans l'oeil de la police 2022

Police attitude, 60 ans de maintien de l'ordre 2022 star_border 9

Charles Trenet l'enchanteur 2022 star_border 8

The Lost Camps of the Third Reich 2022
A team of researchers explore the forgotten, hidden history of Nazi concentration camps on British territory, where thousands of innocent Jewish people were sent to die.

Le 10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir 2021

Le trésor de guerre de Napoléon 2021

Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police 2021 star_border 8
Hermann Göring's creation of 1933, the Gestapo, Geheime Staatspolizei, the secret state police charged with identifying individuals considered undesirable, was a redoubtable weapon in the hands of the Nazi power: a veritable device for terror. On 20 April 1934, oversight of the Gestapo passed to the head of the Schutzstaffel (SS), Heinrich Himmler, who was also appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler in 1936.

10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir 2021

La musique spoliée, le trésor secret des nazis 2021 star_border 8

The Black Book 2020 star_border 8
The Black Book, drafted during World War II, gathers numerous unique historical testimonies, in an effort to document Nazi abuses against Jews in the USSR . Initially supported by the regime and aimed at providing evidence during the executioners’ trials in the post-war era, the Black Book was eventually banned and most of its authors executed on Stalin’s order. Told through the voices of its most famous instigators, soviet intellectuals Vassilli Grossman, Ilya Ehrenburg and Solomon Mikhoels, the documentary, provides a detailed account of the tragic destiny of this cursed book and puts the Holocaust and Stalinism in a new light.

Congrès de Tours 1920: The Birth of the French Communist Party 2020 star_border 8

When Paris was German 2020 star_border 8
Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell this story?

Des Français libres, les combats pour la libération 2020 star_border 8

The Last Companions of the Liberation 2020 star_border 6.7
They were going to become heroes, but they didn't know it. Most of them were not yet twenty years old in June 1940, when France found itself on the ground. They were starting careers, studies, had families, friends. None had heard General de Gaulle's call on June 18, but all listened to Marshal Pétain's speech on the 17th, asking to stop fighting. They immediately rebelled and joined London or the Resistance. Through the testimonies of seven of the last Companions of the Liberation (made in 2013), this film tells us about their unwavering commitment and takes us in their footsteps until the Liberation.

Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi 2020 star_border 7

Propagande Day, le débarquement sur nos écrans 2020

Des Français libres, sauver l'honneur 2020 star_border 8

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Aux frontières de l'Histoire - La France 2024 star_border 8

Président : Le Prix à payer 2023 star_border 8
Within 3 episodes, this documentary analyze how French presidents of the 5th republic reacted to 3 modern challenges: the streets, changing customs, and terrorism.

Apocalypse: The Fall of Hitler 2023 star_border 8
Summer 1943: Hitler engages in a decisive battle in Kursk to win the war in the East. This is without counting on the pugnacity of the Red Army and the Allied intervention in the West. Month after month, the noose tightens on the Nazi tyrant who refuses to admit defeat and precipitates his country in its fall.

The Long War: Iran, Israel, USA 2020 star_border 7.4
Today, Israel and the United States are Iran's enemies par excellence. Their reconciliation seems impossible. Is the history of these three countries the chronicle of a war foretold, delayed for decades but inevitable?

Brothers at War 2020 star_border 8
A look back at a cruel conflict, the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), which changed the political geography of Europe and sowed the seeds of a deep antagonism between France and Germany that culminated in two world wars. Excerpts from the diaries of the witnesses, photographs and painted panoramas tell the truth about a forgotten war.

Versailles, les défis du roi Soleil 2019 star_border 8

Les conquérants de l'espace 2019 star_border 8

Les grands crimes de l'Histoire 2019

Fortified Castles 2018 star_border 10
From the beginning of the Middle Ages, castles have imposed themselves as symbols of power. Over time, France will cover itself with fortresses built according to almost identical plans. It was in the 12th and 13th centuries that castles took their typical form and truly knew their golden age! Their architecture will freeze for eternity the very image of these medieval buildings. How to explain this prosperous period? What technologies did the architects of the Middle Ages deploy to accomplish such monumental works? To better understand it, we will follow a group of medieval history enthusiasts. Together, they imagined a crazy project: to build a real fortified castle using the methods of the 13th century. Through this titanic challenge, this documentary finally pierces the mysteries of the great builders of History.

Israel: A Twice Promised Land 2018 star_border 7.8
November 1947. The United Nations votes the partition plan for Palestine. For some, it is a dream becoming reality; for others, it is the beginning of a catastrophe. Seventy years after this historic vote, the land of Palestine remains an open wound, a battleground for two peoples torn apart by their shared history, a source of inextricable tension in the region and even beyond the borders of the Middle East.

La guerre civile d'Espagne en couleur 2016

Napoléon 2012 star_border 7