Storyline
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 Information
Cast & Crew
Terence McKenna
Narrator
Roman Jarymowycz
interviewer
Jacques Dextraze
Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)
Sydney Radley-Walters
Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)
Patrick Goyette
Joseph Le Boutillier
Nicholas Campbell
Guy Simonds
Adrian Hough
German Officer
Wayne Robson
Donald Pearce
Nigel Bennett
Kurt Meyer
Stewart Arnott
Harry Foster
Frequently Asked Questions
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 was released on January 26, 1992.
The runtime of In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 is 1h 44m.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 is a War, Documentary movie.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 has a rating of 10.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 was directed by Brian McKenna.
The main cast of In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 includes Terence McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz, Jacques Dextraze.
In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 is originally in English.