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D-Day Sacrifice (2014)

Poster for D-Day Sacrifice

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Lambert Wilson
    Narrator (voice) Lambert Wilson
  • Profile picture of Kristin Scott Thomas
    Kay Summersby (voice) Kristin Scott Thomas
  • Profile picture of Winston Churchill
    Self (archive footage) Winston Churchill
  • Profile picture of Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Self (archive footage) Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Profile picture of Bernard Montgomery
    Self (archive footage) Bernard Montgomery
  • Profile picture of Adolf Hitler
    Self (archive footage) Adolf Hitler
  • Profile picture of Erwin Rommel
    Self (archive footage) Erwin Rommel

Videos

Poster for Miniserie

Miniserie

2014

2 episodes

Season 1 of D-Day Sacrifice premiered on June 4, 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.

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Keywords

  • world war ii
  • liberation of prisoners
  • nazi
  • normandy, france
  • d-day
  • war hero
  • archive footage
  • found footage
  • anti-nazi resistance
  • nazi occupation
  • nazi invasion
  • old footage
  • raw footage
  • film archives
  • national archives
  • invasion of normandy