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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.

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Helen McCrory

Helen McCrory

Narrator (voice)

Richard J. Aldrich

Self - University of Warwick

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

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)

Paul Elston

Director

Paul Elston

Writer

Simon Berthon

Executive Producer

Paul Elston

Producer

Chris Vile

Director of Photography

Garry Crystal

Editor

Olita-may Forbes Adam

Art Direction

Richard Gott

Sound