Break-through / produced by: James Beveridge ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa).
Allied troops land on the Normandy coast and drive eastward to the gates of Germany. Opening scenes are of the D-Day landings and establishment of Canadian forces on the beachhead. Pictures of bitter street fighting and of pin-point bombing tell the story of Caen's capture and the advance towards Falaise. Made from footage filmed by units of the Canadian Army Overseas.
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- Physical Description: 1 streaming video (11 min., 00 sec.) : sound, black and white
- Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
- Copyright: ©1944
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General Note: | CatMonthString:march.24 CatMonthString:january.24 Multi-User. CatMonthString:february.24 |
Restrictions on Access Note: | No restrictions. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producer, James Beveridge ; editing, James Beveridge. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, Lorne Greene. |
Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Streaming video. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded 1944. |
Target Audience Note: | 14-17. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access may be limited to affiliated libraries. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by publisher. |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-05-01). |
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Subject: | World War, 1939-1945. Canada > History > 1914-1945. Europe > Histoire > 1918-1945. |
Genre: | Documentary films. |
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