Back to browse
80% Critic Match
The Phoney War
8.0 / 10• 2019• 1h 32m•NR• French
HistoryDocumentaryWarTV Movie
Storyline
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
Éric Caravaca
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Bertrand Chamerois
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jean-Marie Fonbonne
Self - Narrator (voice)
LL
Laurent Lederer
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anna Flori-Lamour
Self - Narrator (voice)
CP
Céline Payen
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fernand Bignon
Self - Photographer (archive footage)
JB
Jacqueline Bignon
Self - Bignon's Daughter (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cédric Gruat's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Phoney War is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
