CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 0h 56m

Attack! The Battle for New Britain

70%(3)IMDbWarDocumentary

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.

Directed byFrank Capra

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
0h 56m
Language
EN
Released
June 20, 1944
Studios
RKO Radio PicturesU.S. Office of War InformationU.S. Army Signal Corps

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Leo Genn

Leo Genn

Narrator (voice)

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Veiller

Narrator (voice)

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator (voice)

Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

Walter Krueger

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Frank Capra
Frank Capra
Written by
Robert Presnell Sr.
Produced by
Frank Capra
Frank Capra

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