Based on the model of documentary fiction (alternating period films, interviews and re-enactments with actors), the film begins on September 8, 1961 with the failure of the Pont-sur-Seine attack on a road convoy carrying Charles de Gaulle, then President of the Republic, and continues with the slow preparation, the occurrence and the consequences of the Petit-Clamart attack on August 22, 1962.
| Release Date | June 30, 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Ils voulaient tuer de Gaulle | |
| Runtime | 1h 32min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | French | |
| Original Language | French | |
| Production Countries | France | |
| Production Companies | TF1 | |