The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion

The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king (Louis-Philippe) and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.

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  Laurent Ramamonjiarisoa
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  Arnaud Duault

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  Benoît Allemane
  Narrator (voice)
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  Michael S. Cullen
  Self
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  Isabelle Rouge-Ducos
  Self
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  Olivier Wieviorka
  Self
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  Vladimir Yavachev
  Self
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  Angélique Kidjo
  Self
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  Philippe Chiambaretta
  Self
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  Danielle Tartakowsky
  Self
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  Marcel Desailly
  Self
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  Laure Martin
  Self
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  Jean-Yves Le Naour
  Self
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  Marcel Kittel
  Self
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  Christo
  Self (archive footage)
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  Charles Godefroy
  Self (archive footage)
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  René Coty
  Self (archive footage)
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  Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  Self (archive footage)
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  Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  Self (archive footage)
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  Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
  Self (archive footage)
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  Nicolas Sarkozy
  Self (archive footage)
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  Angela Merkel
  Self (archive footage)