Paname: The Ghost of the Great Frenchman
Ferdinand de Lesseps, known as “The Great Frenchman”, will embark in the greatest adventure of his life: To unite the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through a Canal in the Isthmus of Panama – without knowing that this will cost him his reputation, thousands of innocent lives and the biggest financial scandal of all time, up to that point: the famous “Scandal of Panama”. Today, the French capital is known as “Paname”.
- Year: 2018
- Country: France, Panama
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Studio: Jaguar Films, Avril Films, Dazca Productions, Prodéine Films
- Keyword: atlantic ocean, economy, architecture, bankruptcy, panama canal, pacific ocean, 19th century
- Director: Daniel Zapateiro
- Cast: Arnaud Ramière de Fortanier, Philippe Casenave, Jorge Quijano, Christian Moreau, Marc de Banville, Juan David Morgan