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

Director Brian McKenna
Writers Brian McKenna, Roman Jarymowycz
Studio CBC
Rating 10.0/10
Language EN

Cast & Crew

Terence McKenna

Narrator

Roman Jarymowycz

interviewer

Jacques Dextraze

Self (Fusiliers Mont-Royal)

Sydney Radley-Walters

Self (Sherbrooke Regiment)

Patrick Goyette

Patrick Goyette

Joseph Le Boutillier

Nicholas Campbell

Nicholas Campbell

Guy Simonds

Adrian Hough

Adrian Hough

German Officer

Wayne Robson

Wayne Robson

Donald Pearce

Nigel Bennett

Nigel Bennett

Kurt Meyer

Stewart Arnott

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.