The Vanished President (Le Tigre et le Président)

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1h 38m | Comedy

In 1920, idealistic intellectual Paul Deschanel was elected President of the French Republic, to the great disappointment of the favorite, Georges Clémenceau, considered by a large part of the population as the great winner of the 1914-18 war. Behind the scenes, the old politician, nicknamed the "Tiger," strategizes to bring down his opponent.

The latter, immersed in the writing of a speech that he feels will be crucial for the future of France, gradually loses contact with reality. Falling from a train in the middle of the night in the middle of the countryside, Deschanel is picked up and cared for by a railway trackman and his family. Taking advantage of Deschanel’s absence, Clemenceau announces to parliament his intention to replace him as president.

In French with English subtitles.