The World at War France Falls: May-June 1940 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

France Falls: May-June 1940 (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 52 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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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
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	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Lawrence Durrell Self - British Foreign Service Self - British Foreign Service See fewer	Justine (1969)
Siegfried Westphal Self - Staff Officer Western Front (as General Siegfried Westphal) Self - Staff Officer Western Front (as General Siegfried Westphal) See fewer	Mythos Rommel (2002)
Gordon Waterfield Self - War Correspondent Self - War Correspondent See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Walter Warlimont Self - German High Command (as General Warlimont) Self - German High Command (as General Warlimont) See fewer	The Sorrow and the Pity (1969)
Hasso von Manteuffel Self - German Panzer Command (as General von Manteuffel) Self - German Panzer Command (as General von Manteuffel) See fewer	Battle for the Bulge (1969)
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	Gigi (1958)
Charles Trenet Self - Entertainer (archive sound) Self - Entertainer (archive sound) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Charles de Gaulle Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Une mauvaise rencontre (1981)
Duke of Windsor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A King's Story (1965)
Maurice Gamelin Self - C-in-C, Maginot Line (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C, Maginot Line (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Journal de guerre n°7, semaine du 11 novembre 1939 (1939)
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	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Philippe Pétain Self - Marshal of France (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Marshal of France (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Pathé News, No. 36 (1916)
Paul Reynaud Self - Prime Minister of France 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Prime Minister of France 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Au-delà de l'écran (1960)
Maxime Weygand Self - C-in-C, French Army (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - C-in-C, French Army (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	La caméra explore le temps (1957)