The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)
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.
Director: Paul Elston
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Helen McCrory as Narrator (voice) |
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Richard J. Aldrich as Self - University of Warwick |
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Rory Cormac as Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University |
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King George VI of the United Kingdom as Self (archive footage) |
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Neville Chamberlain as Self (archive footage) |
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Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage) |
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Caroline Erskine as Self - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles |
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Adolf Hitler as Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Paul Elston | Director |
| Writing | Paul Elston | Writer |
| Production | Simon Berthon | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Elston | Producer |
| Camera | Chris Vile | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Garry Crystal | Editor |
| Art | Olita-may Forbes Adam | Art Direction |
| Sound | Richard Gott | Sound |