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    The Phoney War

    92'

    2019-08-27

    8

    History,Documentary,War

    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.

    WritingCédric GruatDirectingCédric Gruat

    Cast

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Éric Caravaca

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Bertrand Chamerois

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Jean-Marie Fonbonne

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Laurent Lederer

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Anna Flori-Lamour

    1

    Self - Narrator (voice)

    Céline Payen

    1

    Self - Photographer (archive footage)

    Fernand Bignon

    1

    Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

    Jacqueline Bignon

    1

    Self - Army General (archive footage)

    Maurice Gamelin

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Édouard Daladier

    2

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Adolf Hitler

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Joseph Goebbels

    1

    Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)

    Walther Lenger

    1

    Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)

    Günther Prien

    1

    Self - Army General (archive footage)

    Walther von Brauchitsch

    1

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

    Fernandel

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Albert Lebrun

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    King George VI of the...

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Neville Chamberlain

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    William Shepherd Morrison

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Winston Churchill

    1

    Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)

    Charles de Gaulle

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Benito Mussolini

    1

    Self - Politician (archive footage)

    Hermann Göring

    1

    Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

    Paul Valéry

    1

    Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

    Jean Giraudoux

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. English
      2. French
      3. German
    • List of companies:
      1. Ethan Productions
      2. ARTE
      3. ECPAD
      4. Toute L'Histoire
    • Vote Count: 4
    • Popularity: 4.0974
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Drôle de guerre

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