In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992)
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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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Terence McKennaNarratorRoman JarymowyczinterviewerJacques DextrazeSelf (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)Sydney Radley-WaltersSelf (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick GoyetteJoseph Le Boutillier
Nicholas CampbellGuy Simonds
Adrian HoughGerman Officer
Wayne RobsonDonald Pearce
Nigel BennettKurt Meyer
Stewart ArnottHarry FosterMovie DNA
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What is In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 about?
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.
How long is In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944?
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 has a runtime of 104 minutes.