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The True Glory (1945)

The story of YOUR victory... told by YOUR guys who won it!

Género : Documental

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 27M

Director : Garson Kanin, Carol Reed

Sinopsis

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.

Actores

Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
Commentator
Robert Harris
Robert Harris
Commentator
Sam Levene
Sam Levene
Commentator
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
Commentator
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self
George S. Patton
George S. Patton
Self (archive footage)
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Commentator
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self

Tripulaciones

Garson Kanin
Garson Kanin
Director
Paddy Chayefsky
Paddy Chayefsky
Writer
Carol Reed
Carol Reed
Director

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