The Phoney War
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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.
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Cast
38 people
Éric Caravaca
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
By the Grace of God
The Officers' Ward
Bertrand Chamerois
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Dalida
Price of Parenting
Fabrice Puchault
Cédric Gruat
Claire-Anne Largeron
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Self - Narrator (voice)
Known for
Tanguy, le retour
Chicken for Linda!
Marc Silvera
Christophe Jacquot
Georges Lafitte
Laurent Lederer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Also in
The Blob: A Genius without a Brain
Paroles Paroles
Anna Flori-Lamour
Self - Narrator (voice)
Also in
Narbonne: The Second Rome
Sorcières : chronique d'un massacre
Guillermo Fernandez
Cédric Gruat Director · Alice Guerlot Kourouklis Composer Samuel Lajus Editor
First release August 27, 2019 · Produced in France · Languages English, French, German
Production
Ethan Productions
Production
ARTE
Production
ECPAD
Production
Toute L'Histoire
Production
France
Produced in
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Original title
Drôle de guerre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · August 27, 2019
Digital · ARTE
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 27, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
August 27, 2019 · TV · ARTE
Germany
August 27, 2019 · TV · ARTE
Italy
September 3, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
Poland
September 3, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
Spain
September 3, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
United Kingdom
September 3, 2019 · Digital · ARTE
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