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.
- Genre: History, Documentary, War, TV Movie
- Studio: Ethan Productions, ARTE, ECPAD, Toute L'Histoire
- Keyword: france, england, world war ii, german occupation of france, poland, war propaganda, food rationing, war effort, 1940s, political repression, front-line soldier, war documentary, phoney war, historical documentary
- Cast: Éric Caravaca, Bertrand Chamerois, Jean-Marie Fonbonne, Laurent Lederer, Anna Flori-Lamour, Céline Payen