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The True Glory
“The story of YOUR victory... told by YOUR guys who won it!”
6.5 / 10• 1945• 1h 27m•NR• English
DocumentaryWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Leslie Banks
Commentator
Lead
Robert Harris
Commentator
Sam Levene
Commentator
Peter Ustinov
Commentator
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self
George S. Patton
Self (archive footage)
Richard Attenborough
Commentator
Winston Churchill
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Garson Kanin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The True Glory is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
