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Attack! Battle of New Britain (1944)

Attack! Battle of New Britain

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54m

Action, Documentary, War

June 20th, 1944

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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.

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Cast

Leo Genn
Narrator
Burgess Meredith
Narrator
Anthony Veiller
Narrator
Lloyd Nolan
Narrator
Walter Krueger
Walter Krueger
(with MacArthur, in staging area on New Guinea)
Douglas MacArthur
General Douglas MacArtur
(in New Guinea, just before attack on New Britain)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Frank Capra
producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Robert Presnell Sr.
Full cast & crew

Taglines

See Our Fighting Soldiers Attack (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas, July 2, 1944 - all caps)

Keywords

assault
jungle
violence
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 3rd, 2005 (Czechia) (Febio Film Festival)
October 8th, 1945 (Denmark)
June 20th, 1944 (United States of America)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Attack! Battle of New Britain (original title)
Angreb - Kampen om Ny Britannien (Denmark)
I mahi tou eirinikou (Greece) (transliterated title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Arawe Beach, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Running Times

54 min
56 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
U.S. War Department
U.S. Army Signal Corps
All Production Companies

Distribution Companies

RKO Radio Pictures (United States of America)
U.S. Army Signal Corps (United States of America)
Film Detective (United States of America)

Other Companies

Warner Bros. Sound (United States of America) (post-production sound services)

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