Lady Liberty: Secrets of an Icon
7.3
This iconic statue was a gift from France to the new-born American Republic and was the first crowd-funded monument of all time. A symbol of emancipation and freedom, which took two decades to be completed. The film features original 3D virtual reconstitutions of Auguste Bartholdi’s Atelier in Paris and travels back in time to bring viewers at the heart of the Statue’s original construction, revealing the founding ideals of our democracies.
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Cast
14 people
Léonie Simaga
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
The Flame
The Eddy
Yann Lesvenan
Auguste Bartholdi
Also in
1874, The Birth of Impressionism
Petits secrets entre voisins
Laurent Mothe
Édouard Laboulaye
Also in
Nouvelle Vague
The Apple of My Eye
Joseph Anthony Naranjo
Joseph Pulitzer
Morgane Branchoux
Modèle Liberty
Also in
The Dancer
Régis Romele
Président Ulysses S. Grant
Known for
My Worst Nightmare
The Assassin
James Brack
Mr. Comfort
Also in
13 Days, 13 Nights
Just an ordinary girl
John Linhart
Mr. Garson
Nicolas de Lavergne
Colonel Forney
Known for
Gold Brick
Golden Years
Colonel Forney
Miss Botta
Anne Frèches
Miss Booth
Also in
(À Suivre...)
Julien Delanaé
Assistant Ulysses S. Grant
Julien Johan Director · Flore Kosinetz Author Emmanuel d'Orlando Composer
United States release October 15, 2026 · Produced in France · Production Gedeon Programmes, The WNET Group
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ARTE
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Gedeon Programmes
Production
The WNET Group
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Musée d'Orsay
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Planète+
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Československá televízia Bratislava
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ERT
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SBS
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RTS
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RSI
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RTP
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Télé-Québec
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France
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Original title
Liberté, la statue qui voulait changer le monde
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 2026
TV · Télé-Québec
United States · October 15, 2026
Limited theatrical · Special screening at La Maison Française of NYU in New York.
France
September 16, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
September 26, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
September 16, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
September 26, 2026 · TV · Arte
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