The True Glory (1945)

Directed by

Garson Kanin, Carol Reed

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows the Allied campaign in Western Europe from the D-Day landings to Germany's surrender. The story is told by the soldiers themselves, capturing their experiences in their own words.

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What happens

The True Glory (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collapse of the Third Reich. Although many individuals, including screenwriter and director Garson Kanin, contributed to the film, British director Carol Reed is normally credited as the director. The documentary was promoted with the tagline, "The story of your victory...told by the guys who won it!" The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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