In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

1992 | 104 minutes | 10.0 ★ (1)

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
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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.

  • Release Date

    26 January 1992

  • DirectingBrian McKenna
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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