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The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War (2017)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : François Reinhardt

Synopsis

Nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters", these African-Americans wanted to become ordinary citizens like everyone else. They saw fighting heroically in the trenches as their chance to achieve this. In 1918, the 15th New York National Guard Regiment became the most highly decorated unit of the First World War.

Actors

Philippe Baudoin
Philippe Baudoin
Musicologist, Jazz Historian
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self

Crews

François Reinhardt
François Reinhardt
Director

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