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Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944)

APPROVED 54 min  -  War | Documentary  -   20 June 1944 (USA)
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Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943.

Writer:

Robert Presnell Sr.

Stars:

Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith and Anthony Veiller
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Attack! Battle of New Britain -- Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943.
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Cast

Credited cast:
Leo Genn Leo Genn ...
Narrator
Burgess Meredith ...
Narrator
Anthony Veiller Anthony Veiller ...
Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Walter Krueger Walter Krueger ...
Himself (with MacArthur, in staging area on New Guinea)
Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur ...
Himself (in New Guinea, just before attack on New Britain)
Lloyd Nolan ...
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Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943.

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Japanese | New Britain | Landing Craft | Island | Flamethrower  | See more »

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War | Documentary

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Attack! See more »

Filming Locations:

Arawe Beach, New Britain, Papua New Guinea See more »

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Production Co:

U.S. Office of War Information, U.S. War Department See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Featured in Victory at Sea (1954) See more »