The True Glory (1945)
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- 1h 27min
- Documentary, War
- 04 Oct 1945 (USA)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
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Cast
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... |
Self - Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force
(as General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower)
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| Leslie Banks | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Winston Churchill | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Charles de Gaulle | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Hermann Göring | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Robert Harris | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Sam Levene | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| Bernard L. Montgomery | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Alan Morehead | ... |
Self - Commentator (voice)
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| George S. Patton | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Iosif Stalin)
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| Richard Attenborough | ... |
Self - Commentator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Paddy Chayefsky | ... |
Commentator (uncredited) (voice)
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Richard Fallon | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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| Joseph Goebbels | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Erwin Rommel | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Peter Ustinov | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Garson Kanin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carol Reed | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Harry Brown | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Paddy Chayefsky | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Frank Harvey | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Gerald Kersh | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Saul Levitt | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Arthur Macrae | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Eric Maschwitz | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Jenny Nicholson | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Guy Trosper | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Peter Ustinov | ... | () (uncredited) |
Music by
| William Alwyn | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Russ Meyer | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| Robert Carrick | ... | (uncredited) |
| Bob Clarke | ... | (uncredited) |
| Frank Clarke | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jerome Corwin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Garson Kanin | ... | (uncredited) |
| Carol Reed | ... | (uncredited) |
| Robert Verrell | ... | (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Jerome Corwin | ... | first assistant editor (uncredited) |
| John Krish | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Roger K. Furse | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Patrick M. Jenkins | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Aldred | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
| D. Field | ... | sound (uncredited) |
| G. Gardiner | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Garson Kanin | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Gerry Massy-Collier | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Carol Reed | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Ministry of Information (1945) (United Kingdom)
- U.S. Office of War Information (1945) (United States)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Alpha Video Distributors (United States) (DVD)
- Synergy Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- YouTube (United States) (video) (VOD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly one thousand four hundred cameramen. It opens as the assembled Allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain, and covers all of the major events of the war in Europe, from the Normandy landings, to the fall of Berlin. Written by Phil Landon |
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| Taglines | The story of your victory...told by the guys who won it! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | According to director Capt. Garson Kanin, when the movie won the 1945 Academy Award as Best Documentary Feature, the Oscar went to uncredited producer Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Dai-ni-ji sekai taisen (1954). See more » |
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Commentator:
This is our people's story, in their words. See more » |