In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
The Valour and the Horror
1992 | 104m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Brian McKenna |
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| Writer: | Brian McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Terence McKenna |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 26, 1992 |
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| Director: | Brian McKenna |
| Writer: | Brian McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Terence McKenna |
| Genres: | War, Documentary |
| Keywords | normandy, france, war |
| Production Companies | ONF | NFB, CBC |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian McKenna | Director, Writer |
| Roman Jarymowycz | Writer, Producer's Assistant |
| Terence McKenna | Writer |
| Neville Ottey | Cinematography |
| Alfonso Peccia | Editor |
| Robert Hackborn | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Adam Symansky | Producer |
| Arnie Gelbart | Producer |
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