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V Was for Victory

  • 1962
  • 28m
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V Was for Victory (1962)
DocumentaryWar

April-August 1945. Hitler had said: 'Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos.' By 1945, Germany is beaten. Occupying armies uncover the staggering atrocities... Read allApril-August 1945. Hitler had said: 'Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos.' By 1945, Germany is beaten. Occupying armies uncover the staggering atrocities of Belsen, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald.April-August 1945. Hitler had said: 'Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos.' By 1945, Germany is beaten. Occupying armies uncover the staggering atrocities of Belsen, Auschwitz, and Buchenwald.

  • Writer
    • Donald Brittain
  • Stars
    • Budd Knapp
    • Fred Ashworth
    • Kermit Beahan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    14
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    • Writer
      • Donald Brittain
    • Stars
      • Budd Knapp
      • Fred Ashworth
      • Kermit Beahan
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    Budd Knapp
    Budd Knapp
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Fred Ashworth
    • Self - A-Bomb Mission: 3rd from Left with USN Dress Cap, Plus 2nd Close-up
    • (archive footage)
    Kermit Beahan
    • Self - A-Bomb Mission: 8th from Left, Plus 4th Close-up
    • (archive footage)
    Johannes Blaskowitz
    • Self - Surrenders to Foulkes
    • (archive footage)
    John Bracken
    • Self - Votes, Concedes Election
    • (archive footage)
    George R. Caron
    • Self - A-Bomb Mission: 5th from Left with GI Work Cap
    • (archive footage)
    M.J. Coldwell
    • Self - Votes, Concedes Election
    • (archive footage)
    H.D.G. Crerar
    • Self - with Seaforth Highlander Officer
    • (archive footage)
    Karl Dönitz
    Karl Dönitz
    • Self - Surrenders
    • (archive footage)
    Anthony Eden
    Anthony Eden
    • Self - at the UN, Pats Stettinius on Back
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas Farrell
    • Self - A-Bomb Mission: 1st from Left, Plus 1st Close-up
    • (archive footage)
    Thomas Ferebee
    • Self - A-Bomb Mission: 4th from Left
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Foulkes
    • Self - Accepts German Surrender at Wageningen
    • (archive footage)
    Joseph Goebbels
    Joseph Goebbels
    • Self - Pats Boy Soldier Hübner on Shoulder
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Josef Goebbels)
    Hermann Göring
    Hermann Göring
    • Self - Removes Insignia After Capture
    • (archive footage)
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self - with Senior Officers
    • (archive footage)
    Bert Hoffmeister
    • Self - with Family, with Mackenzie King
    • (archive footage)
    C.D. Howe
    • Self - with Mackenzie King
    • (archive footage)
    • Writer
      • Donald Brittain
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      Edited from Nazi-Konzentrationslager (1945)

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1962 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Canada at War: V Was for Victory - Part 12
    • Production company
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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    • Runtime
      28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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