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In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
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In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

1992-01-26 · 104 min · ★ 10.0

War · Documentary

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.

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Directors
Brian McKenna
Production companies
CBC, ONF | NFB
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Status
Released

Top Cast

Terence McKennaNarrator
Roman Jarymowyczinterviewer
Jacques DextrazeSelf (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-WaltersSelf (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick GoyettePatrick GoyetteJoseph Le Boutillier
Nicholas CampbellNicholas CampbellGuy Simonds
Adrian HoughAdrian HoughGerman Officer
Wayne RobsonWayne RobsonDonald Pearce
Nigel BennettNigel BennettKurt Meyer
Stewart ArnottStewart ArnottHarry Foster

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