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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Ethan Productions, ARTE, ECPAD, Toute L'Histoire
Keywords
- france
- england
- world war ii
- german occupation of france
- poland
- war propaganda
- food rationing
- war effort
- 1940s
- political repression
- front-line soldier
- war documentary
- phoney war
- historical documentary
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Top Cast
Éric Caravaca as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bertrand Chamerois as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean-Marie Fonbonne as Self - Narrator (voice)
Laurent Lederer as Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-Lamour as Self - Narrator (voice)
Céline Payen as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fernand Bignon as Self - Photographer (archive footage)
Jacqueline Bignon as Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Top Crew
Cédric Gruat · Director, Writer
Alice Guerlot Kourouklis · Composer
Samuel Lajus · Editor
Marc Silvera · Producer
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