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The Phoney War
The Phoney War
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The Phoney War

2019
Directed byCédric Gruat
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.

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Éric CaravacaSelf - Narrator (voice)Bertrand ChameroisSelf - Narrator (voice)Jean-Marie Fonbonne
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Self - Narrator (voice)
Laurent LedererSelf - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-LamourSelf - Narrator (voice)
Céline PayenSelf - Narrator (voice)
Fernand BignonSelf - Photographer (archive footage)
Jacqueline BignonSelf - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Maurice GamelinSelf - Army General (archive footage)
Édouard DaladierSelf - Politician (archive footage)
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HistoryDocumentaryWarTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
8.0

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