DVD
The true glory : from D-Day to the fall of Berlin.
Edition
Full screen version.
Performers
Commentary: Carol Reed, Garson Kanin, Richard Attenborough, Arthur MacRae, Francoise Rosay, Jimmy Hanley, Frank Harvey, Peter Ustinov, John Laurie.
Publication Information
[United States] : Koch Vision, 2009.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (268 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
Summary
Official War Department film documentary covering the World War II campaign in Europe from D-day to V-E Day, shot by combat cameramen of many nations and featuring personal stories told by civilians and soldiers about the war effort. Includes an introduction by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1945 by U.S. Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information.
Special features: Four full length wartime documentaries covering the campaign in Europe: "From Italy to D-Day," " From D-Day to Paris," "From Paris to the Rhine," and "From the Rhine to victory," all produced by British Paramount News for the Ministry of Information ; never-before-seen alternative ending to "The True glory" covering the progress of the war up to VJ Day.
"Copyright 2004 Trustees of the Imperial War Museum."--Container.
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Russia (Federation)
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Belgium.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Hungary.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Scandinavia.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Motion pictures and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Concentration camps > Liberation > Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
- Documentary films.
- Historical films.