Smashing of the Reich
Cast & Crew
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Perry Wolff
Director
Jim Stephens
Duncan Elliott
Pierre Calvet
Sound
Norman Dello Joio
Music
Françoise Diot
Film Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
La guerre inconnue
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Oct 1962
Production Company
C. B. S. Europe; Irja Film Productions; Le Film d'Art
Distribution Company
Brigadier Film Associates
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 24m
Synopsis
Highlights of newsreel footage depicting the fall of Nazi Germany include scenes from the Normandy Beach landings, the battle for Paris, the battering of Bastogne, and the U. S.-Russian combined assault at the Elbe River. Particular emphasis is placed on the repeated Allied bombings of German industrial and oil centers. Also shown are the ultimate liberation of Paris and the freeing of concentration camp survivors.
Film Details
Also Known As
La guerre inconnue
Release Date
Jan
1962
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Oct 1962
Production Company
C. B. S. Europe; Irja Film Productions; Le Film d'Art
Distribution Company
Brigadier Film Associates
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 24m
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Opened in Paris in May 1961 as La guerre inconnue.
