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The Phoney War [Drôle de guerre]

Release Year
2019
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Documentary
History
War
Directed By
Not Available
The Phoney War

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Paul Valéry

Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)

Fernand Bignon

Self - Photographer (archive footage)

Maurice Gamelin

Self - Army General (archive footage)

Édouard Daladier

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Walther Lenger

Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)

Günther Prien

Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)

Walther von Brauchitsch

Self - Army General (archive footage)

William Shepherd Morrison

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Céline Payen

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jacqueline Bignon

Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

Crew

Marc Silvera

Producer

Marc Silvera

Idea

Claude Valenta

Casting

Marc Silvera

Production Director

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