The Iron Door

De Gaulle (French: La Bataille de Gaulle) is a 2026 two-part epic biographical drama film directed by Antonin Baudry, co-written with Bérénice Vila, and based on the nonfiction book A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle by Julian Jackson. It stars Simon Abkarian as Charles de Gaulle, and follows the general as a leading figure in the French Resistance during the Second World War. It also stars Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte, Benoît Magimel, Anamaria Vartolomei, and Simon Russell Beale. This is the biggest French film project of 2026. The first part, De Gaulle: Résistance, also distributed as De Gaulle: Tilting Iron (French: L'Âge de fer, lit. 'The Iron Age'), had its world premiere out of competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May, followed by its theatrical release in France by Pathé on 3 June. The second part, De Gaulle: Liberté, also distributed as De Gaulle: The Sovereign Edge (French: J'écris ton nom, lit. 'I Write Your Name'), was released in theaters in France on 26 June.