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The King Who Fooled Hitler

The King Who Fooled Hitler

Paul Elston

2019

  • Documentary
  • History
7.0

In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.

Cast & crew

  • Paul ElstonDirector
  • Helen McCroryNarrator (voice)
  • Richard J. AldrichSelf - University of Warwick
  • Rory CormacSelf - Associate Professor, Nottingham University
  • King George VI of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)
  • Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)
  • Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)
  • Caroline ErskineSelf - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles
  • Adolf HitlerSelf - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

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