The Phoney War
The Phoney War

The Phoney War

8.0(3 votes)
2019
1h 32m
History
Documentary
War
TV Movie

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.

Production

Ethan Productions, ARTE, ECPAD, Toute L'Histoire

Cast

Éric Caravaca

Éric Caravaca

Self - Narrator (voice)

Bertrand Chamerois

Bertrand Chamerois

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Self - Narrator (voice)

Laurent Lederer

Laurent Lederer

Self - Narrator (voice)

Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-Lamour

Self - Narrator (voice)

Céline Payen

Céline Payen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Fernand Bignon

Fernand Bignon

Self - Photographer (archive footage)

Jacqueline Bignon

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)

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