The True Glory (1945)
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.
Directors: Garson Kanin, Carol Reed.
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Leslie Banks as Commentator |
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Robert Harris as Commentator |
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Sam Levene as Commentator |
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Peter Ustinov as Commentator |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self |
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George S. Patton as Self (archive footage) |
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Richard Attenborough as Commentator |
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Winston Churchill as Self |
| Directing | Garson Kanin | Director |
| Writing | Paddy Chayefsky | Writer |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Music |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |