In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
1992, English. Directed by Brian McKenna.
The Valour and the Horror
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Brian McKennaDirector
- Terence McKennaNarrator
- Roman Jarymowyczinterviewer
- Jacques DextrazeSelf (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
- Sydney Radley-WaltersSelf (Sherbrooke Regiment)
- Patrick GoyetteJoseph Le Boutillier
- Nicholas CampbellGuy Simonds
- Adrian HoughGerman Officer
- Wayne RobsonDonald Pearce
- Nigel BennettKurt Meyer
- Stewart ArnottHarry Foster
Details
- Released
- 26 January 1992
- Written by
- Roman Jarymowycz, Brian McKenna, Terence McKenna
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In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Who directed In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944?
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992) was directed by Brian McKenna and stars Terence McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Jacques Dextraze.