CinemaOSMovie · 2026 · 1h 35m

1939-1940: A Strange Defeat

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In late summer 1939, the French learned that Adolf Hitler had attacked Poland. On September 3, France entered the war, twenty years after the carnage of World War I. Although France was considered the world’s leading military power, with a vast empire and a powerful ally in the United Kingdom, everyone was overcome with a sense of dread. Yet the fighting would not begin until May 1940 and would end with France’s defeat in June. How did the French people experience those few months—among the most decisive and darkest in the country’s history?

Directed byAntoine Vitkine

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
FR
Released
June 21, 2026
Studios
ECPADRoche ProductionsFrance Télévisions

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

Narrator (voice over)

Creative team
Directed by
Antoine Vitkine
Antoine Vitkine
Produced by
Dominique Tibi

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