Underplayed Gems

The Tanks Are Coming (1951)

The Tanks Are Coming poster
Directed by
Lewis Seiler, D. Ross Lederman
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

U.S. tank crews push through northern France in 1944 to break through the Siegfried Line. The story follows their advance and the challenges they face.

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What happens

The Tanks Are Coming is a 1951 war film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Steve Cochran and Philip Carey. The story is set in 1944 during World War II in France. The film chronicles the U.S. 3rd Armored Division's advance across northern France and its attempt to pierce the Siegfried Line. The film is unrelated to the 1941 educational short film of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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