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Tunisian Victory (1944)

23/03/1944 (US)Documentary, War1h 15m
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Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.

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    1. Leo Genn

      Leo Genn

      Narrator (voice)

    2. Burgess Meredith

      Burgess Meredith

      American soldier (voice)

    3. Bernard Miles

      Bernard Miles

      British soldier (voice)

    4. Jacques Duchesne

      Narrator (French version) / Récitant (voice)

    5. George S. Patton

      George S. Patton

      Self (archive footage)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Apr 4, 2022

    Leo Genn and Burgess Meredith narrate this factually interesting documentary on "Operation Acrobat" - the allied invasion of North Africa. Using actuality (and no interviews) it depicts the initial success of this project before a successful Nazi counterattack and then final the push to Tunis. It was issued jointly by the British and American governments and is remarkably frank for 1944. It doesn't shy away from revealing that this campaign was fraught with danger and setbacks. The photography is impressive. Certainly, by now, the military cinematographic units had become very adept at capturi...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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