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Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

★ 7.0/10•1944•56m•War•Documentary

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.

Robert Presnell Sr. · Writer

Frank Capra · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime56m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 20, 1944

Actors

Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Narrator (voice)

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Veiller

Narrator (voice)

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator (voice)

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

Walter Krueger

Self (archive footage)

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