05 May 2019
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.
Kourou et l'épopée spatiale française
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Top Billed Cast
Charles de Gaulle Self (archive footage)
Philippe Varnoteaux Self - Historian
Pierre Girardin Self (archive footage)
Roger-Maurice Bonnet Self - Astrophysicist
Jacques Blamont Self - Astrophysicist
Serge Mam-Lam-Fouck Self - Historian
Antoine Karam Self - Senator of Guyane
Serge Patient Self - Politician and writer
Yves Sillard Self - Former director of the Guiana Space Centre
Eustase Rimane Self (archive footage)
Juliana Dufail Chocho Self - President of the Cité du Stade residents' association
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