In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992)
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 (1992)
The Valour and the Horror
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.

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Cast

Terence McKenna Terence McKenna As: Narrator
Roman Jarymowycz Roman Jarymowycz As: interviewer
Jacques Dextraze Jacques Dextraze As: Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-Walters Sydney Radley-Walters As: Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick Goyette Patrick Goyette As: Joseph Le Boutillier
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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.


Tagline: The Valour and the Horror
Certification: Unknown

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Genres: War, Documentary

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Release Date: 26 January 1992

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Runtime: 104m

Company Credits

Company: CBC, ONF | NFB

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Cast

Terence McKenna

Terence McKenna

Narrator

Roman Jarymowycz

Roman Jarymowycz

interviewer

Jacques Dextraze

Jacques Dextraze

Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)

Sydney Radley-Walters

Sydney Radley-Walters

Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)

Patrick Goyette

Patrick Goyette

Joseph Le Boutillier

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Guy Simonds

Adrian Hough

Adrian Hough

German Officer

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Donald Pearce

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

Kurt Meyer

Stewart Arnott

Stewart Arnott

Harry Foster

Directed By

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Roman Jarymowycz

Roman Jarymowycz

Producer's Assistant

Adam Symansky

Adam Symansky

Producer

Arnie Gelbart

Arnie Gelbart

Producer

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Visual Effects

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Lighting

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Art Department

Robert Hackborn

Robert Hackborn

Art Direction

Other Crew

Neville Ottey

Neville Ottey

Cinematography

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