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D-Day Sacrifice
Documentary · 2014
Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. These important historical days are seen through the eyes of French civilians and members of the military fighting on both sides. The testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby. From the preparations for D-Day all the way through to the liberation of Paris, the accounts of these men and women provide a moving and invaluable retelling of this pivotal time in history.
The sides of D-Day Sacrifice
- Colorised archive footage of World War II
- The Normandy landings
- Soldiers and French civilians on both sides
D-Day Sacrifice is good for you if…
- you want to follow D-Day from the preparations to the liberation of Paris.
- you like war seen by soldiers and civilians on both sides.
- you want real footage and real testimonies, with no actors.
D-Day Sacrifice is bad for you if…
- you find wartime archive footage dated, even in colour.
- you can't watch real images of dead and wounded soldiers.
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