Film · Documentary
A Salute to France (1944)
★ 7.5 · 2 votes34 minDocumentary1944
Commissioned to prepare Allied troops for the liberation of Europe, the film uses a blend of staged narratives and historical footage to promote solidarity and dispel the myth that France was a nation of willing collaborators.
- Director
- Garson Kanin, Jean Renoir
- Writers
- Burgess Meredith, Jean Renoir, Philip Dunne
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- January 2, 1944
Cast
Claude DauphinJacques Bonhomme
Burgess MeredithJoe - the American Soldier
Philip BourneufTommy - the British soldier
Charles de GaulleSelf (archive footage)
Woodrow WilsonSelf (archive footage)
Francisco FrancoSelf (archive footage)
