In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
Release Date: 1992-01-26
Language: EN
Rating:
⭐ 10.0 / 10
( 1 votes )
Runtime: 1h 44m
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.
Where to Watch
No streaming sources available for your region.
Cast
No Photo
Terence McKenna
Narrator
No Photo
Roman Jarymowycz
interviewer
No Photo
Jacques Dextraze
Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
No Photo
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
