The Phoney War

Story

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.

Director

Cédric Gruat

Writers

Cédric Gruat, Marc Silvera

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

27 August 2019

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Éric Caravaca

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 

  Bertrand Chamerois

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 

  Jean-Marie Fonbonne

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• Laurent Lederer

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 

  Anna Flori-Lamour

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• Céline Payen

  Self - Narrator (voice)

• 

  Fernand Bignon

  Self - Photographer (archive footage)

• Jacqueline Bignon

  Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

• 

  Maurice Gamelin

  Self - Army General (archive footage)

• 

  Édouard Daladier

  Self - Politician (archive footage)

• 

  Adolf Hitler

  Self - Politician (archive footage)

• 

  Joseph Goebbels

  Self - Politician (archive footage)