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The Phoney War

8.020191h 32m

HistoryDocumentaryWar

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.

Directed by Cédric Gruat

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Movie screenshots & stills

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CAST

The people behind the story

Éric Caravaca

Éric CaravacaSelf - Narrator (voice)

Bertrand Chamerois

Bertrand ChameroisSelf - Narrator (voice)

Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Jean-Marie FonbonneSelf - Narrator (voice)

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Laurent LedererSelf - Narrator (voice)

Anna Flori-Lamour

Anna Flori-LamourSelf - Narrator (voice)

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Céline PayenSelf - Narrator (voice)

Fernand Bignon

Fernand BignonSelf - Photographer (archive footage)

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Jacqueline BignonSelf - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)