---
title: 'The President (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henri Verneuil'
released: '1961-03-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-president-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055336/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The President (1961)

1961 · 110 min · Drama, Thriller · France, Italy

Original title: Le Président

## Synopsis

The President 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, a lifelong proponent of the national good, who is twice betrayed by an opportunistic younger politician but in the end gets his revenge.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henri Verneuil](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-verneuil)
- **Screenplay:** [Henri Verneuil](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-verneuil), [Michel Audiard](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-audiard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [Jacques Bar](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-bar), [Ernest Rupp](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-rupp), [Raymond Froment](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-froment)
- **Director of Photography:** [Louis Page](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-page)
- **Editor:** [Jacques Desagneaux](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-desagneaux)

## Cast

- [Antoine Balpêtré](https://cinepixo.com/people/antoine-balpetre)
- [Louis Arbessier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-arbessier)
- [Micheline Gary](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-gary)
- [Jacques Berger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-berger)
- [Jean Gabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gabin)
- [Bernard Blier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-blier)
- [Pierre Moncorbier](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-moncorbier)
- [Charles Bouillaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bouillaud)
- [Raoul Marco](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-marco)
- [Jean Juillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-juillard)
- [Claude Vernier](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-vernier)
- [Bernard Musson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-musson)
- [Émile Genevois](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-genevois)
- [Henri Cote](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-cote)
- [Jean Ozenne](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-ozenne)

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