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Genre: Documentary Length of film: 90 minutes Director: Cédric Condon Authors: Jean-Yves Le NAOUR with the collaboration of Stéphane SIMONNET Adaptation and dialogues: Sylvianne Manuel and Cédric Condon With the support of the CNC, the DMPA, the Basse-Normandie Region, the General Council of Calvados, the CARAC Corporate Foundation, the Free France Foundation Rights Holder: Kilaohm Production https://www.kilaohm.com/les-franais-d... Summary: On June 6, 1944, among the troops landing in Normandy, there were 177 Frenchmen, led by Commander Kieffer. This battalion brought together men from Metropolitan France and from all over the French Empire: Algeria, Tunisia and Madagascar. In this commando there were workers and heirs, idealists and adventurers, Pied-noirs and a Muslim, all under the orders of Philippe Kieffer. Using previously unseen archives found in England, reconstruction footage and interviews with the last witnesses, here is the story of these heroic men who fought throughout the Battle of Normandy. https://www.film-documentaire.fr/4DAC...