On Trial Marshal Pétain - A Matter of Honour (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, Drama

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On Trial

Marshal Pétain - A Matter of Honour (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, Drama

In the summer of 1945, 89-year-old Marshal Petain, was called to answer a charge of high treason. In 1940, he had become head of the Vichy regime. When General de Gaulle took charge, Petain was accused of crimes against France.

Director

Christopher Burstall

Writers

Christopher Burstall | Stuart Hood

Producer

Christopher Burstall

Production Designer

Barry Newbery

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Updated Apr 7, 1970

Release date

Apr 7, 1970 (United Kingdom)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Ronald Adam Leon Blum Leon Blum See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
Robert Cawdron Edouard Daladier Edouard Daladier See fewer	Triton (1968)
Geoffrey Chater Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud See fewer	Gandhi (1982)
Denis Cleary Juror Juror See fewer	Gamble for a Throne (1961)
Cyril Cusack Marshal Philippe Pétain Marshal Philippe Pétain See fewer	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Maurice Denham Pierre Laval Pierre Laval See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Gordon Gostelow Attorney General Attorney General See fewer	Esther Waters (1964)
Carleton Hobbs General de Lanurien General de Lanurien See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Stuart Hood Self - Introduction Self - Introduction See fewer	The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
Preston Lockwood President President See fewer	Time Bandits (1981)
Denis McCarthy Juror Juror See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Peter Miles Major Loustaneau-Lacau Major Loustaneau-Lacau See fewer	Blake's 7 (1978)
Nancy Nevinson Madame Renan Madame Renan See fewer	Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Graham Suter Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court See fewer	The Big Pull (1962)
John Thaw General Weygand General Weygand See fewer	Inspector Morse (1987)
Michael Warre Isomi Isomi See fewer	Henry V (1944)
John Welsh Defence Lawyer Defence Lawyer See fewer	Krull (1983)