The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)

  • NR
  • 05/05/2019 (GB)
  • Documentary, History
  • 44m

Overview

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.

Paul Elston

Director, Writer

Cast

Helen McCrory's headshot

Helen McCrory

Narrator (voice)
Richard J. Aldrich's headshot

Richard J. Aldrich

Self - University of Warwick
Rory Cormac's headshot

Rory Cormac

Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University
King George VI of the United Kingdom's headshot

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)
Neville Chamberlain's headshot

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill's headshot

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)
Caroline Erskine's headshot

Caroline Erskine

Self - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles
Adolf Hitler's headshot

Adolf Hitler

Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

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