The President (1961 film)
| The President | |
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| Directed by | Henri Verneuil |
| Written by | Michel Audiard |
| Produced by | Jacques Bar Raymond Froment Ernest Rupp |
| Starring | Jean Gabin Bernard Blier |
| Cinematography | Louis Page |
| Edited by | Jacques Desagneaux |
| Music by | Maurice Jarre |
| Distributed by | UFA-Comacico |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The President (French: Le Président) is a 1961 French political thriller film directed by Henri Verneuil and based on, though altering, the ending of, the novel of the same title by Georges Simenon. It tells the story of a French prime minister (Jean Gabin), a lifelong proponent of the national good, who is twice betrayed by an opportunistic younger politician (Bernard Blier) but in the end gets his revenge.
The film's title refers to the former French term for prime minister, which was président du conseil des ministres (chairman of the cabinet), but has since been replaced by the term premier ministre (prime minister).