The Phoney War (2019)

Directed by Cédric Gruat1h 32mHistory,Documentary,War

September 3rd, 1939. Britain and France declare war on Nazi Germany, only two days after the Wehrmacht invades Poland. This day, the sad date when the fate of the world changed forever, the Phoney War began: eight months of uncertainty, preparations, evacuations and skirmishes.

Year
2019
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
27 August 2019
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Éric Caravaca
Éric Caravaca
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bertrand Chamerois
Bertrand Chamerois
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Self - Narrator (voice)
L
Laurent Lederer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-Lamour
Anna Flori-Lamour
Self - Narrator (voice)
C
Céline Payen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fernand Bignon
Fernand Bignon
Self - Photographer (archive footage)
J
Jacqueline Bignon
Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Maurice Gamelin
Maurice Gamelin
Self - Army General (archive footage)
Édouard Daladier
Édouard Daladier
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
W
Walther Lenger
Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)
G
Günther Prien
Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)
Walther von Brauchitsch
Walther von Brauchitsch
Self - Army General (archive footage)
Fernandel
Fernandel
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Albert Lebrun
Albert Lebrun
Self - Politician (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain
Self - Politician (archive footage)
W
William Shepherd Morrison
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Paul Valéry
Paul Valéry
Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)
J
Jean Giraudoux
Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

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