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The Phoney War
The Phoney War

The Phoney War

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

27 August 2019

Country

France

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)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Walther Lenger

Walther Lenger

Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)

Günther Prien

Günther Prien

Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)

Walther von Brauchitsch

Walther von Brauchitsch

Self - Army General (archive footage)

Fernandel

Fernandel

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Albert Lebrun

Albert Lebrun

Self - Politician (archive footage)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain

Self - Politician (archive footage)

William Shepherd Morrison

William Shepherd Morrison

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Paul Valéry

Paul Valéry

Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux

Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

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