A look back at the confrontation between Léon Blum, leader of the Popular Front, and Philippe Pétain, French head of state. The first was finally arrested on September 15, 1940, accused of being responsible for the defeat of France. From Germany, Hitler tolerated this FrancoFrench settling of scores as long as it served his interests. A fine orator and outstanding jurist, Léon Blum turned the situation around during the Riom trial (from February to April 1942), and directly attacked the marshal's choices.
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00:00 BlumPétain
01:54 Two men who are completely opposed
07:44 Pétain’s rise to power
17:27 The birth of the Vichy regime and the arrest of Blum
31:12 The trial of Riom
44:07 The liberation of France and the Pétain trial


A film by Julia Bracher, Hugo Hayat
2013, France
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