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The King Who Fooled Hitler

  • TV Movie
  • 2019
  • 49m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019)
Documentary

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 i... Read allIn 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.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.

  • Director
    • Paul Elston
  • Writer
    • Paul Elston
  • Stars
    • Helen McCrory
    • Richard J. Aldrich
    • Rory Cormac
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Paul Elston
    • Writer
      • Paul Elston
    • Stars
      • Helen McCrory
      • Richard J. Aldrich
      • Rory Cormac
    • 2User reviews
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    Helen McCrory
    Helen McCrory
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Richard J. Aldrich
    • Self - University of Warwick
    • (as Professor Richard Aldrich)
    Rory Cormac
    • Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University
    • (as Dr. Rory Cormac)
    King George VI
    King George VI
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Neville Chamberlain
    Neville Chamberlain
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Winston Churchill
    Winston Churchill
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Caroline Erskine
    • Self - Daughter of Sir Alan Lascelles
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self - Führer und Reichskanzler
    • (archive footage)
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as General Dwight Eisenhower)
    David Masterman
    • Self - Nephew of John Masterman
    Gerry Czerniawski
    • Self - Song of Agent Brutus
    Peter Sullivan
    • Additional Voices
    • (voice)
    Duke of Windsor
    Duke of Windsor
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Queen Elizabeth II
    Queen Elizabeth II
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Whelan
    Stuart Whelan
    • Anthony Eden
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Paul Elston
    • Writer
      • Paul Elston
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    2grtdanepage

    American made history

    If you can overlook the mispronounciation of Buckingham ( it's 'em...not ham) and the opening narration that refers to the Queen Mother as Elizabeth the first (old girl looks pretty good for having been dead for over 300 years) it's a fairly interesting way to spend a few minutes of quarantine.
    6drjgardner

    New Information

    This documentary presents some new information about the ways in which the Royal family helped the war effort in WW 2. Bear in mind that Edward was a known Nazi and Hitler fan, so when he abdicated and George took over, there were serious doubts about the position of the Royals. The documentary itself is pretty ordinary, but the information it presents is startling. Well worth a view.

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      With the British Royal family being from German ancestry , whose family [German] name being Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and changed [17th July 1917] to Windsor, to appease the English populace, it was possible that the reasoning behind the mistrust of the Royal family, by the British Secret Service, was their, possible and alleged, family-ties and connections to the German Aristocracy and its Royal families and furthermore England's former king King Edward VIII Duke of Windsor and his very close ties to, and within, Nazi Germany.
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      Narrator: The D-Day deception, codenamed Operation Fortitude would be Double-Crosses greatest challenge.

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • channel 4 website
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • D-Day: The King Who Fooled Hitler
    • Production company
      • Brave New Media
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      49 minutes
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      • Color

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