
The Phoney War
History · Documentary · War
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Éric Caravaca
Éric Caravaca
Self - Narrator (voice)
Éric Caravaca
Self - Narrator (voice)


Bertrand Chamerois
Bertrand Chamerois
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bertrand Chamerois
Self - Narrator (voice)


Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Self - Narrator (voice)
Laurent Lederer
Laurent Lederer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Laurent Lederer
Self - Narrator (voice)


Anna Flori-Lamour
Anna Flori-Lamour
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-Lamour
Self - Narrator (voice)
Céline Payen
Céline Payen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Céline Payen
Self - Narrator (voice)


Fernand Bignon
Fernand Bignon
Self - Photographer (archive footage)
Fernand Bignon
Self - Photographer (archive footage)
Jacqueline Bignon
Jacqueline Bignon
Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
Jacqueline Bignon
Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)


Maurice Gamelin
Maurice Gamelin
Self - Army General (archive footage)
Maurice Gamelin
Self - Army General (archive footage)


Édouard Daladier
Édouard Daladier
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Édouard Daladier
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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