De Gaulle (French: La Bataille de Gaulle) is a 2026 two-part 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 World War II.[2] It also stars Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte, Benoît Magimel, Anamaria Vartolomei, and Simon Russell Beale.[3][4] The first part, Résistance (French: L’Âge de fer, lit. ’The Iron Age’),[5] had its world premiere out of competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May,[6] it was followed by its theatrical release in France by Pathé on 3 June. The second part, Liberté (French: J’écris ton nom, lit. ’I Write Your Name’),[5] will receive a theatrical release in France by Pathé on 3 July.