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In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

"The Valour and the Horror"

1992-01-26
10
en 104m
WarDocumentary
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.

Writer

Roman Jarymowycz

Producer's Assistant

Roman Jarymowycz

Editor

Alfonso Peccia

Writer

Terence McKenna

Producer

Adam Symansky

Art Direction

Robert Hackborn

normandy, france war

Status

Released

Countries

    Companies

    • CBC
    • ONF | NFB