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The True Glory

The True Glory (1945)

1h 27m | PG-13

⭐ 6.2 / 10

A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.

Director: Garson Kanin

Studio: U.S. Office of War Information

Genre: Documentary, War

Video: 720p

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Cast

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

as Commentator

Robert Harris

Robert Harris

as Commentator

Sam Levene

Sam Levene

as Commentator

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

as Commentator

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

as Self

George S. Patton

George S. Patton

as Self (archive footage)