Underplayed Gems

Assault on Salamaua (1943)

Assault on Salamaua poster
Directed by
Ken G. Hall
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
9 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary shows Australian troops fighting in the Salamaua–Lae campaign of World War II. It includes an introduction by war photographer Damien Parer and has a famous scene of a wounded, blinded soldier being helped across a stream.

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What happens

Assault on Salamaua is a 1943 Australian documentary film, produced by Cinesound Productions, about the Salamaua–Lae campaign during World War II. It features an introduction by Damien Parer, who shot most of the footage. This documentary features the iconic shot of a wounded, blinded soldier being assisted across a stream. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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