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4 October 1945 (USA)
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The story of your victory...told by the guys who won it!
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A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen...
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Won Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 April 2013, 4:07 PM, PDT)
Oscar Winner Peter Ustinov Dies at 82
(From WENN. 29 March 2004)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 27 April 2013, 4:07 PM, PDT)
Oscar Winner Peter Ustinov Dies at 82
(From WENN. 29 March 2004)
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I guess it played a lot better back in 1945...
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Cast
 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... | Himself |
 | Robert Harris | ... | Commentator (voice) |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Himself |
Directed by | |||
| Garson Kanin | |||
| Carol Reed | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Harry Brown | uncredited | |
| Paddy Chayefsky | ||
| Frank Harvey | uncredited | |
| Gerald Kersh | uncredited | |
| Saul Levitt | uncredited | |
| Arthur Macrae | uncredited | |
| Eric Maschwitz | uncredited | |
| Jenny Nicholson | uncredited | |
| Guy Trosper | uncredited | |
| Peter Ustinov | uncredited | |
Original Music by | |||
| William Alwyn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Robert Carrick | (uncredited) | ||
| Bob Clarke | (uncredited) | ||
| Jerry Cowan | (uncredited) | ||
| Robert Verrell | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Roger K. Furse | (uncredited) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Patrick M. Jenkins | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| D. Field | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
| G. Gardiner | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gerry Massy-Collier | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| John Krish | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Muir Mathieson | .... | conductor | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1945) (UK) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures
- E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (video)
- Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
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87 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Marc Blitzstein composed a rejected score for the US version. William Alwyn's music for the UK version was retained instead.See more »
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Featured in "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.5" (2011)See more »
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This film won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature--and according to IMDb, Dwight Eisenhower himself got the trophy! The film is introduced by General Eisenhower himself and Robert Harris narrates. There are also folks who talk throughout the film--giving soldiers' accounts of the events. It chronicles the landing of the Allies at Normandy, France and continues up to the fall of Berlin. According to IMDb, the US and British government had access to the work of 1400 cameramen.
Historically speaking, this is an amazing and important film. However, when seen today by the average person, it's EXTREMELY slow going--with lots of grainy images and VERY dry narration. I would not recommend you see it and instead find a newer and more polished film. Heck, I am a retired history teach and I still found this pretty uninteresting!!