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Theirs Is the Glory (1946)

Oct 13, 1946 War, Documentary 1h 22m
68%
User Score
7.1/10

Overview

Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.

Brian Desmond Hurst
Director
Louis Golding
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Maxted
Stanley Maxted

Himself (war correspondent)
Geoff van Rijssel
Geoff van Rijssel

Himself
Allan Wood
Allan Wood

Himself
Thomas Scullion
Thomas Scullion

Himself
Leo Genn
Leo Genn

Narrator (uncredited)

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on March 28, 2022

I suppose that nowadays we would call this a docu-drama, depicting - as it does - the real life efforts of British soldiers to take and hold the bridge at Arnhem in Holland for their advancing colleagues. As we see clearly here, this was a meticulously planned operation using thousands of men and tonnes of materiel and once begun, the full horrors of war are there for us to behold. It doesn't pull it's punches and though largely devoid of gratuitous gore, it still illustrates well just how dangerous it was, and just how well equipped and dug in their Nazi foe was - equally determined never to yield. The result of the battle is history, so what makes this all the more apposite is the use of survivors and other soldiers to participate in what could not be called a success - 10,000 go in, 2,0...

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