1992
10.0 (1 votes)
1h 44m
Genres
War
Documentary
Production Companies
CBC
ONF | NFB
ONF | NFB
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
The Valour and the Horror
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Roman Jarymowycz, Terence McKenna, Brian McKenna
Producer: Adam Symansky, Arnie Gelbart
Director: Brian McKenna
