France Falls: May-June 1940's primary photo
  • The World at War France Falls: May-June 1940 (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, War

The World at War

France Falls: May-June 1940 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, History, War

French politics, the Maginot Line, the Saar Offensive, Blitzkrieg warfare and the Nazi invasion of France and the Low Countries.
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Updated Nov 14, 1973

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Nov 14, 1973 (United Kingdom)
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19 cast members
Name Known for
Laurence Olivier
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Edward Spears
Self - British Liason Officer to French Army (as Sir Edward Spears) Self - British Liason Officer to French Army (as Sir Edward Spears)   See fewer
Lawrence Durrell
Self - British Foreign Service Self - British Foreign Service   See fewer
Siegfried Westphal
Self - Staff Officer Western Front (as General Siegfried Westphal) Self - Staff Officer Western Front (as General Siegfried Westphal)   See fewer
Gordon Waterfield
Self - War Correspondent Self - War Correspondent   See fewer
Walter Warlimont
Self - German High Command (as General Warlimont) Self - German High Command (as General Warlimont)   See fewer
Hasso von Manteuffel
Self - German Panzer Command (as General von Manteuffel) Self - German Panzer Command (as General von Manteuffel)   See fewer
André Beaufre
Self - French High Command (archive footage) (as General André Beaufre) Self - French High Command (archive footage) (as General André Beaufre)   See fewer
Maurice Chevalier
Self - Entertainer (archive sound) Self - Entertainer (archive sound)   See fewer
Charles Trenet
Self - Entertainer (archive sound) Self - Entertainer (archive sound)   See fewer
Charles de Gaulle
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke of Windsor
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maurice Gamelin
Self - C-in-C, Maginot Line (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C, Maginot Line (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Henri Giraud
Self - Commander, French 9th Army (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Commander, French 9th Army (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Heinz Guderian
Self - German Colonel (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - German Colonel (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Führer und Reichskanzler (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Philippe Pétain
Self - Marshal of France (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Marshal of France (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Reynaud
Self - Prime Minister of France 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister of France 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Maxime Weygand
Self - C-in-C, French Army (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C, French Army (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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