Client (2008 film) (Napoleon's World)

Client  is a 2008 American film starring Tom Brady, Richard Higgins, Rory Haggis and Kirk Foster, and written and directed by Paolo Santon. The film is an adaptation of the bestselling 1970 French novel Le Client, which in turned spawned a 1975 American miniseries called The Client and a 1988 French film by the same name.

The film, which concerns the true story of the trial of Charles de Gaulle in 1944, was universally well received in America and in Europe, was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won four (Best Actor - Tom Brady, Best Costume Design, Best Set Design, Best Adapted Screenplay).