The Battle of France
Plot: A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.
Release Date:
Wednesday, June 3 1964
60 years ago
60 years ago
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Cast
Neville Chamberlain. Neville Chamberlain would have been no older than 71 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 18 1869 –
Died: Sat, Nov 09 1940
Died: Sat, Nov 09 1940
Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill was 89 in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 30 1874 –
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1965
Died: Sun, Jan 24 1965
Galeazzo Ciano. Galeazzo Ciano would have been no older than 40 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Mar 18 1903 –
Died: Tue, Jan 11 1944
Died: Tue, Jan 11 1944
Édouard Daladier. Édouard Daladier was 79 in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 18 1884 –
Died: Sat, Oct 10 1970
Died: Sat, Oct 10 1970
1st Earl of Halifax Edward Wood. 1st Earl of Halifax Edward Wood was >> in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Maurice Gamelin. Maurice Gamelin would have been no older than 85 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 20 1872 –
Died: Fri, Apr 18 1958
Died: Fri, Apr 18 1958
Hermann Göring. Hermann Göring would have been no older than 53 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 12 1893 –
Died: Tue, Oct 15 1946
Died: Tue, Oct 15 1946
Konrad Henlein. Konrad Henlein would have been no older than 47 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, May 06 1898 –
Died: Thu, May 10 1945
Died: Thu, May 10 1945
Heinrich Himmler. Heinrich Himmler would have been no older than 44 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Oct 07 1900 –
Died: Wed, May 23 1945
Died: Wed, May 23 1945
Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler would have been no older than 56 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 20 1889 –
Died: Mon, Apr 30 1945
Died: Mon, Apr 30 1945
Wilhelm Keitel. Wilhelm Keitel would have been no older than 64 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Sep 22 1882 –
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1946
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1946
Vyacheslav Molotov. Vyacheslav Molotov was 74 in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Mar 09 1890 –
Died: Sat, Nov 08 1986
Died: Sat, Nov 08 1986
Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini would have been no older than 61 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 29 1883 –
Died: Sat, Apr 28 1945
Died: Sat, Apr 28 1945
Paul Reynaud. Paul Reynaud was 85 in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Oct 15 1878 –
Died: Wed, Sep 21 1966
Died: Wed, Sep 21 1966
Paul Henri Spaak. Paul Henri Spaak was >> in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin would have been no older than 74 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 18 1878 –
Died: Thu, Mar 05 1953
Died: Thu, Mar 05 1953
Werner von Blomberg. Werner von Blomberg was >> in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Walther von Brauchitsch. Walther von Brauchitsch was >> in The Battle of France as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Joachim von Ribbentrop. Joachim von Ribbentrop would have been no older than 53 in The Battle of France as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 30 1893 –
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1946
Died: Wed, Oct 16 1946
Crew
Jean Aurel. Jean Aurel was 38 in The Battle of France as 'Director'Birthday: Fri, Nov 06 1925 –
Died: Mon, Aug 26 1996
Died: Mon, Aug 26 1996
Jacques Laurent. Jacques Laurent was 45 in The Battle of France as 'Writer'Birthday: Sun, Jan 05 1919 –
Died: Thu, Dec 28 2000
Died: Thu, Dec 28 2000