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D-Day in 14 Stories

D-Day in 14 Stories

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WarDocumentary

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Unflinching and deeply personal, D-Day In 14 Stories interviews many of the last surviving veterans who were on the beaches of Normandy that fateful day 75 years ago (a rare spectrum of Allies and Axis); seldom-heard voices, including a female Resistance fighter, an African American, a Native American, Jewish Americans and a 5-year old French boy.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Rating

8/10

Release Date

01 June 2019

Country

Canada

Cast

Luke Charlesworth

Luke Charlesworth

William G. Dabney

Nadia George

Nadia George

Suzanne Marie

Liam Lynch

Liam Lynch

Paul Golz

Benji Davies

Benji Davies

Ken Cooke

Erik Hutten

Erik Hutten

Marcel Marie

Oliver Alexander

Oliver Alexander

Charlie Beddoe

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