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The Phoney War

Genres
History
Documentary
War
TV Movie
Rating
8.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglishFrançaisDeutsch
CountriesFrance
Release Date2019-08-27
Runtime92 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Éric Caravaca

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Bertrand Chamerois

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Jean-Marie Fonbonne

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Laurent Lederer

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Anna Flori-Lamour

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Céline Payen

as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Fernand Bignon

as Self - Photographer (archive footage)

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Jacqueline Bignon

as Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

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Maurice Gamelin

as Self - Army General (archive footage)

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Édouard Daladier

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Adolf Hitler

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Joseph Goebbels

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Walther Lenger

as Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)

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Günther Prien

as Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)

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Walther von Brauchitsch

as Self - Army General (archive footage)

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Fernandel

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Albert Lebrun

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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King George VI of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

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Neville Chamberlain

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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William Shepherd Morrison

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Winston Churchill

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Charles de Gaulle

as Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)

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Benito Mussolini

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Hermann Göring

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Paul Valéry

as Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

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Jean Giraudoux

as Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

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