In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992)

Released: 1992-01-26 Duration: 1hr 44min
Genres: War Documentary
Rating 10.0
The Valour and the Horror

Overview

A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

Production Companies

CBC
CBC
ONF | NFB
ONF | NFB

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.287

Directed By

Brian McKenna

Crew

Producer's Assistant
Roman Jarymowycz
Producer
Adam Symansky
Art Direction
Robert Hackborn
Producer
Arnie Gelbart
Cinematography
Neville Ottey
Director
Brian McKenna

TOP CAST

Roman Jarymowycz
Roman Jarymowycz

interviewer

Jacques Dextraze
Jacques Dextraze

Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)

Sydney Radley-Walters
Sydney Radley-Walters

Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)

Patrick Goyette
Patrick Goyette

Joseph Le Boutillier

Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell

Guy Simonds

Adrian Hough
Adrian Hough

German Officer

Wayne Robson
Wayne Robson

Donald Pearce

Nigel Bennett
Nigel Bennett

Kurt Meyer

Stewart Arnott
Stewart Arnott

Harry Foster

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