{
  "id": 19218880,
  "title": "‘De Gaulle’ Wins Top Prize at American French Film Festival as 30th Anniversary Edition Draws 18,000 Attendees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/de-gaulle-wins-top-prize-at-american-french-film-festival-as-30th",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T20:45:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/de-gaulle-american-french-film-festival-30th-anniversary-1236943336/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Antonin Baudry’s two-part World War II epic “De Gaulle” took home the top audience prize at the American French Film Festival in Los Angeles, capping a 30th anniversary edition. The two-part historical saga, starring Simon Abkarian as the French general and Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill, screened back-to-back on Saturday to packed theaters and […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}