71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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The True Glory

Carol Reed, Garson Kanin
     87 m.
Synopsis
Reed collaborated with the American writer-director Garson Kanin on this epic editing operation: they viewed three million metres of film shot by war reporters to provide a chronicle of the Nazi defeat on the Western front. "The best compilation film of the war", according to historian Jay Leyda. Oscar in 1946 for best documentary.
Director
Carol Reed, Garson Kanin
Screenplay
Sgt. Guy Trosper, Pte. Harry Brown, Sgt. Saul Levitt, Maj. Eric Maschwitz, Pte. Peter Ustinov, Capt. Frank Harvey, Flight Lt. Arthur Macrae, Flight Off. Jenny Nicholson, Gerald Kersch, Paddy Chayevsky
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Army Film Unit, American Army Pictorial Service
Running Time
87 m.
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