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The Phoney War

The Phoney War

Cédric Gruat

2019

  • History
  • Documentary
  • War
8.0

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

  • Cédric GruatDirector
  • Éric CaravacaSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Bertrand ChameroisSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Jean-Marie FonbonneSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Laurent LedererSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Anna Flori-LamourSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Céline PayenSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • Fernand BignonSelf - Photographer (archive footage)
  • Jacqueline BignonSelf - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)

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