The Vanished President (Le Tigre et le Président)
- Genre: Comedy
- Director: Jean-Marc Peyrefitte
- Producer(s): Camille Gentet, Jeremy Zelnik, Tancrede Ramonet
- Writer(s): Jean-Marc Peyrefitte, Marc Syrigas
- Studio: TVA Films
- Length: 1h 38m
Synopsis
In 1920, idealistic intellectual Paul Deschanel was elected President of the French Republic, to the great disappointment of the favorite, Georges Clémenceau, considered by a large part of the population as the great winner of the 1914-18 war. Behind the scenes, the old politician, nicknamed the "Tiger," strategizes to bring down his opponent.
The latter, immersed in the writing of a speech that he feels will be crucial for the future of France, gradually loses contact with reality. Falling from a train in the middle of the night in the middle of the countryside, Deschanel is picked up and cared for by a railway trackman and his family. Taking advantage of Deschanel’s absence, Clemenceau announces to parliament his intention to replace him as president.
In French with English subtitles.