Theirs Is the Glory ( Men of Arnhem )

Theirs Is the Glory (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Men of Arnhem
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1946 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Brian Desmond Hurst
Terence Young

Written By:
Terence Young

Actors:
Stanley Maxted ..... Himself (war correspondent)
Thomas Scullion ..... Himself / a German / Man falling off roof / Various others
Allan Wood ..... Himself (war correspondent)

Synopsis:

Theirs is the Glory earned some of the highest critical praise ever afforded a British wartime docudrama. This is the filmed record of the ill-fated battle of Arnhem in September of 1944, when the Allied forces combined to force a total German retreat from Holland. The "bridge too far" at Arnhem proved to be the Waterloo of this particular strategy, due to a series of unforseen mishaps and miscalculations. Of the 10,000 troops engaged in the offensive, 8,000 lost their lives. Without sugarcoating the disaster, the film points out the courage and sacrifice of the men involved in the mission. Brian Desmond Hurst directed Theirs is the Glory, while the large cast of "re-enactors" performed sans screen credit.

Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem. Later lavishly remade as A Bridge Too Far.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 09 December, 2009.

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