The King Who Fooled Hitler
The King Who Fooled Hitler
Documentary
History

The King Who Fooled Hitler

44 minutes
05/05/2019
7.0

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
Helen McCroryNarrator (voice)
Richard J. Aldrich
Richard J. AldrichSelf - University of Warwick
Rory Cormac
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 Erskine
Caroline ErskineSelf - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles
Adolf Hitler
Adolf HitlerSelf - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)