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The King Who Fooled Hitler

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.

Top Cast

  • Helen McCrory

    Helen McCrory

    Narrator (voice)

  • Richard J. Aldrich

    Richard J. Aldrich

    Self - University of Warwick

  • Rory Cormac

    Rory Cormac

    Self - Associate Professor, Nottingham University

  • King George VI of the United Kingdom

    King George VI of the United Kingdom

    Self (archive footage)

  • Neville Chamberlain

    Neville Chamberlain

    Self (archive footage)

  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill

    Self (archive footage)

  • Caroline Erskine

    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)

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.

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