1958: Those Who Said No (2018)

On October 4, 2018, France celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Fifth Republic. It is a republic born in the throes of the Algerian War and one which—from the day it was founded by General de Gaulle until the presidency of a very Jupiterian Emmanuel Macron—has been assailed as a “Republican monarchy” by partisans of a more assertive parliamentarian state. By revisiting the struggle of those who dared oppose the new regime — only to suffer a crushing defeat on September 28, 1958, when they were barely able to garner 20% of the vote against the constitutional text — this film shines a powerful new light on the origins of the Fifth Republic and its consequences for the next 60 years. It is a constitutional debate that planted the seeds for a complete upheaval of the French political landscape, on the left in particular, and set the country in motion toward what would be called the Union of the Left.

Directing:
  • Philippe Saada

Writing:
  • Philippe Saada

Stars:
Release Date: 2018-10-06
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  • Country: FR
  • Language: Français
  • Runtime: 55
François Mitterrand
François Mitt...
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Debré
Jean-Louis De...
Self
René Coty
René Coty
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Duclos
Jacques Duclo...
Self (archive footage)
Anicet Le Pors
Anicet Le Por...
Self
Pierre Mendès France
Pierre Mendès...
Self (archive footage)
Paul Reynaud
Paul Reynaud
Self (archive footage)
Michel Debré
Michel Debré
Self (archive footage)
Guy Mollet
Guy Mollet
Self (archive footage)
Waldeck Rochet
Waldeck Roche...
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Pflimlin
Pierre Pfliml...
Self (archive footage)
Jacques Massu
Jacques Massu
Self (archive footage)
Pierre Joxe
Pierre Joxe
Self
Jean-François Sirinelli
Jean-François...
Self
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Ga...
Self (archive footage)
Charles Hernu
Charles Hernu
Self (archive footage)
Édouard Daladier
Édouard Dalad...
Self (archive footage)
Antoine Pinay
Antoine Pinay
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux
André Malraux
Self (archive footage)
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphou...
Self (archive footage)
Claude Bourdet
Claude Bourde...
Self (archive footage)
Fernandel
Fernandel
Self (archive footage)
Yves Montand
Yves Montand
Self (archive footage)
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