The True Glory (1945)

  • NR
  • 10/04/1945 (US)
  • Documentary, War
  • 1h 27m

The story of YOUR victory... told by YOUR guys who won it!

Overview

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.

Garson Kanin

Director

Paddy Chayefsky

Writer

Carol Reed

Director

Cast

Leslie Banks's headshot

Leslie Banks

Commentator
Robert Harris's headshot

Robert Harris

Commentator
Sam Levene's headshot

Sam Levene

Commentator
Peter Ustinov's headshot

Peter Ustinov

Commentator
Dwight D. Eisenhower's headshot

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self
George S. Patton's headshot

George S. Patton

Self (archive footage)
Richard Attenborough's headshot

Richard Attenborough

Commentator
Winston Churchill's headshot

Winston Churchill

Self

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