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The King Who Fooled Hitler

Paul Elston

2019 • 44m

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.

The King Who Fooled Hitler

Cast

Helen McCrory

Helen McCroryNarrator (voice)

Richard J. AldrichSelf - University of Warwick

Rory CormacSelf - Associate Professor, Nottingham University

King George VI of the United Kingdom

King George VI of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)

Neville Chamberlain

Neville ChamberlainSelf (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)

Caroline ErskineSelf - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles

Adolf Hitler

Adolf HitlerSelf - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)

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