Movie

The Phoney War

Released: August 27, 2019 (2019)

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genres: History, Documentary, War, TV Movie

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Maurice Gamelin as Self - Army General (archive footage)
Age at release: 146
Édouard Daladier as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 135
Fernand Bignon as Self - Photographer (archive footage)
Age at release: 131
Éric Caravaca as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: 52
Bertrand Chamerois as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Jean-Marie Fonbonne as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Laurent Lederer as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Anna Flori-Lamour as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Céline Payen as Self - Narrator (voice)
Age at release: Unknown
Jacqueline Bignon as Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown

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Neville Chamberlain as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 150
Albert Lebrun as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 147
Paul Valéry as Self - Writer (voice) (archive footage)
Age at release: 147
Winston Churchill as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 144
Benito Mussolini as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 136
Adolf Hitler as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 130
Charles de Gaulle as Self - Army Colonel (archive footage)
Age at release: 128
Hermann Göring as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 126
King George VI of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 123
Joseph Goebbels as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: 121
Fernandel as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age at release: 116
Walther Lenger as Self - Amateur Filmmaker (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown
Günther Prien as Self - U-boat Commander (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown
Walther von Brauchitsch as Self - Army General (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown
William Shepherd Morrison as Self - Politician (archive footage)
Age at release: Unknown