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Poster for The Smashing of the Reich

The Smashing of the Reich (1961)

NR ★ 0.0/10 75 min Documentary, War Unknown English
Director: Perry Wolff
Streaming: Not available

Description

An unpublished documentary film proposed in restored version. 100 million meters of film viewing, film libraries inventoried 11 countries and 3 years of work were needed to bring these documents. This documentary evokes the destruction of the Nazi war machine with a particular emphasis on air power. The most significant events are recounted as the Normandy landings, the battle of Paris, the last German offensive with the historical siege of Bastogne and the landing on the island of Elba. Also shown are the bombing of German industrial centers, and the liberation of concentration camps.

Top Cast

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage)
Jim Stephens Narrator
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring Self (archive footage)
Henri Leclerc Self
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel Self (archive footage)
Jacques Sallebert
Jacques Sallebert Self

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