The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)

7.0/10 44 min Documentary History

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.

Cast

Helen McCrory

Narrator (voice)

King George VI of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

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