Tunisian Victory
| Tunisian Victory | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Leo Genn (narrator) Burgess Meredith Bernard Miles |
| Edited by | Frank Clarke |
| Music by | William Alwyn Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Distributed by | Butchers Film Distributors (UK) MGM (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Tunisian Victory is a 1944
The film follows both armies from the planning of Operation Torch and Operation Acrobat (the latter of which was canceled), to the liberation of Tunis. Interspersed in the documentary format are the narrative voices of supposed American and British soldiers (voiced by Burgess Meredith and Bernard Miles respectively), recounting their experience in the campaign. Miles and Meredith, playing the roles of soldiers, talk separately until the end of the film when they have a dialogue, agree to co-operate after the end of the war, and with the other Allied nations create a more just and peaceful post-war order.
The film was intended as a follow-up to the successful British documentary film
The direction of the final version involved no less than five individuals:
See also
- List of Allied propaganda films of World War II
- The True Glory (1945)
- Army Film and Photographic Unit
References
- ^ Turner Classic Movies interview with Mark Harris, September 2, 2015, 1:45 a.m. EST
External links
- Tunisian Victory on YouTube
- Tunisian Victory at IMDb
- Tunisian Victory is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- "Tunisian Victory and Anglo-American Film Propaganda in World War II" http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-18516915.html
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