Watch The Phoney War (2019) Official Trailer
8 / 10 IMDb August 27, 2019 1h 32m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 32m
Release Date
August 27, 2019
Genre
History, Documentary, War, TV Movie
Status
Released
Languages
English, French, German
Country
France
Writers
Producers
Cast
Éric Caravaca
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bertrand Chamerois
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No photo
Laurent Lederer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-Lamour
as Self - Narrator (voice)
No photo
Céline Payen
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fernand Bignon
as Self - Photographer (archive footage)
No photo
Jacqueline Bignon
as Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Maurice Gamelin
as Self - Army General (archive footage)
Édouard Daladier
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
No photo
Walther Lenger
as Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)
No photo
Günther Prien
as Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)
No photo
Walther von Brauchitsch
as Self - Army General (archive footage)
Fernandel
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Albert Lebrun
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
King George VI of the United Kingdom
as Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
No photo
William Shepherd Morrison
as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Production Companies
Ethan Productions
ARTE
ECPAD
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