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The King Who Fooled Hitler

2019

44 minutes

DocumentaryHistory

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.

Top Cast

Helen McCrory headshot

Helen McCrory

Narrator (voice)

Richard J. Aldrich headshot

Richard J. Aldrich

Self - University of Warwick

Rory Cormac headshot

Rory Cormac

Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University

King George VI of the United Kingdom headshot

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain headshot

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill headshot

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Caroline Erskine headshot

Caroline Erskine

Self - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles

Adolf Hitler headshot

Adolf Hitler

Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower headshot

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)