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The Phoney War
8.0Released

The Phoney War

(Drôle de guerre)

20191h 32mWarDocumentaryHistory

Overview

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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Alternative Titles

1939-1940: la «guerra de broma»ES
Dziwna wojnaPL
1939-40: la strana guerraIT
Status
Released
Original Title
Drôle de guerre
Production Countries
France
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Cast

Acting

Éric Caravaca

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Bertrand Chamerois

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Jean-Marie Fonbonne

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Laurent Lederer

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Anna Flori-Lamour

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Céline Payen

Self - Narrator (voice)
Acting

Fernand Bignon

Self - Photographer (archive footage)
Acting

Jacqueline Bignon

Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Acting

Maurice Gamelin

Self - Army General (archive footage)
Acting

Édouard Daladier

Self - Politician (archive footage)