France is an Empire
1938, French. Directed by Emmanuel Bourcier & Jean d'Agraives & Georges Barrois & Gaston Chelle & Hervé Missir & Raymond Méjat & André Persin.
A documentary showing the pride France took in its position as an Empire, during the period after the Munich accords when it felt threatened by bullying from Italy and the possibility of war still with Germany.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Emmanuel BourcierDirector
- Jean d'AgraivesDirector
- Georges BarroisDirector
- Gaston ChelleDirector
- Hervé MissirDirector
- Raymond MéjatDirector
- André PersinDirector
- Jacques BreteuilSpeaker (voice)
- Liviu CiuleiCast
- Claude DargetSpeaker (voice)
- Henri GardenSpeaker (voice)
- Maya NoëlSpeaker (voice)
- Victor RebenciucCast
- Anna SzeleșCast
Details
- Released
- 2 January 1938
- Original title
- La France est un empire
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Emmanuel Bourcier, Jean d'Agraives
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France is an Empire runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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France is an Empire isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1938. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed France is an Empire?
France is an Empire (1938) was directed by Emmanuel Bourcier and Jean d'Agraives and Georges Barrois and Gaston Chelle and Hervé Missir and Raymond Méjat and André Persin and stars Jacques Breteuil, Liviu Ciulei, Claude Darget.