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The Phoney War
The Phoney War

The Phoney War (2019)

⭐8.0
1h 32m
HistoryDocumentaryWarTV Movie
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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.

Top Cast

Portrait of actor Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Self - Narrator (voice)

Portrait of actor Bertrand Chamerois

Bertrand Chamerois

Self - Narrator (voice)

Portrait of actor Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Self - Narrator (voice)

L

Laurent Lederer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Portrait of actor Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-Lamour

Self - Narrator (voice)

C

Céline Payen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Portrait of actor Fernand Bignon

Fernand Bignon

Self - Photographer (archive footage)

J

Jacqueline Bignon

Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

Portrait of actor Maurice Gamelin

Maurice Gamelin

Self - Army General (archive footage)

Portrait of actor Édouard Daladier

Édouard Daladier

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Portrait of actor Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Portrait of actor 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)

W

Walther von Brauchitsch

Self - Army General (archive footage)

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