CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 0h 44m
The King Who Fooled Hitler
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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.

Directed byPaul Elston

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 44m
Language
EN
Released
May 5, 2019
Studios
Brave New Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Narrator (voice)

Richard J. Aldrich

Self - University of Warwick

Rory Cormac

Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Caroline Erskine

Self - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Elston
Written by
Paul Elston
Produced by
Paul Elston

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