The Phoney War (2019)
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.
- Released
- 2019-08-27
- Genres
- History, Documentary, War
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Cédric Gruat
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Éric Caravaca as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Bertrand Chamerois as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Jean-Marie Fonbonne as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Laurent Lederer as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Anna Flori-Lamour as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Céline Payen as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Fernand Bignon as Self - Photographer (archive footage)
- 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)
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