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The Phoney War

The Phoney War

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History   Documentary   War   TV Movie
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , French , German
📆 Date Released: 2019-08-27
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

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

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