The True Glory (1945)
Directed by Garson Kanin, Carol Reed · 87 min · Documentary, War
20.9 TOPICAL score · #4,427 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.
The True Glory (1945, directed by Garson Kanin and Carol Reed) has a TOPICAL score of 20.9 - ranked 4,427 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 3 awards from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (19 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (19 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; National Board of Review Award for Best Film; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read823 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leslie Banks, Robert Harris, Sam Levene (actor #1,818), Peter Ustinov (actor #346)