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The Phoney War (2019)

Genre : History, Documentary, War

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Cédric Gruat

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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-Flory Lamour
Anna-Flory 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)

Crews

Cédric Gruat
Cédric Gruat
Director
Cédric Gruat
Cédric Gruat
Writer
Marc Silvera
Marc Silvera
Producer
Marc Silvera
Marc Silvera
Idea
Samuel Lajus
Samuel Lajus
Editor
Sharon Hammou
Sharon Hammou
Researcher
Alice Guerlot Kourouklis
Alice Guerlot Kourouklis
Original Music Composer
Claude Valenta
Claude Valenta
Casting
Jérôme Letué
Jérôme Letué
Graphic Designer
Claire-Anne Largeron
Claire-Anne Largeron
Sound Editor
Georges Lafitte
Georges Lafitte
Sound Mixer
Georges Lafitte
Georges Lafitte
Sound Recordist
Guillermo Fernandez
Guillermo Fernandez
Color Grading
Marc Silvera
Marc Silvera
Production Director

Posters and backgrounds

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