Top billed cast

1. 

   Leo Genn

   Narrator (voice)

2. 

   Burgess Meredith

   American soldier (voice)

3. 

   Bernard Miles

   British soldier (voice)

4. 

   Jacques Duchesne

   Narrator (French version) / Récitant (voice)

5. 

   George S. Patton

   Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04

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...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• propaganda
• tunisia