Movie Description
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
(1944)Overview
Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Pacific theatre of World War Two, and the handicaps of the wild jungle in addition to the Japanese snipers and pill-box emplacements.
Featured Crew
- Director : Frank Capra
- Producer : Frank Capra
- Writer : Robert Presnell Sr.
- Editor : Jack Hively
- Cast : Leo Genn,Burgess Meredith,Anthony Veiller,Lloyd Nolan,Douglas MacArthur,Walter Krueger
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Facts
Original TitleAttack! The Battle for New Britain
Status Released
Release Information
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1944-06-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 56m
Production CompaniesU.S. Office of War Information,U.S. Army Signal Corps,U.S. War Department,RKO Radio Pictures
Genres
- War
- Documentary
