In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

Movie"The Valour and the Horror"
Audience Score
100
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
NR 1 hr 44 minDocumentary, War
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.
StarringTerence McKennaRoman JarymowyczJacques Dextraze
DirectorBrian McKenna
WritersBrian McKennaTerence McKennaRoman Jarymowycz

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:CBC, ONF | NFB
Movie Tags:
warnormandy, france