In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992)
Released:
1992-01-26
Duration:
1hr 44min
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
ONF | NFB
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.287 |
Directed By
Brian McKenna
Crew
Editor
Alfonso Peccia
Alfonso Peccia
Producer
Adam Symansky
Adam Symansky
Producer's Assistant
Roman Jarymowycz
Roman Jarymowycz
Writer
Roman Jarymowycz
Roman Jarymowycz
Writer
Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna
Art Direction
Robert Hackborn
Robert Hackborn
Cinematography
Neville Ottey
Neville Ottey
Writer
Terence McKenna
Terence McKenna
Producer
Arnie Gelbart
Arnie Gelbart
Director
Brian McKenna
Brian McKenna
TOP CAST
Terence McKenna
Narrator
Roman Jarymowycz
interviewer
Jacques Dextraze
Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-Walters
Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick Goyette
Joseph Le Boutillier
Nicholas Campbell
Guy Simonds
Adrian Hough
German Officer
Wayne Robson
Donald Pearce
Nigel Bennett
Kurt Meyer
Stewart Arnott
Harry Foster