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Attack! The Battle for New Britain(1944)
Status: Released
Date: 1944-06-20
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Time: 0h 56m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
U.S. Office of War Information
U.S. Army Signal Corps
U.S. War Department
Movie: Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Top 6 Billed Cast
Leo Genn
Narrator (voice)
Burgess Meredith
Narrator (voice)
Anthony Veiller
Narrator (voice)
Lloyd Nolan
Narrator (voice)
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
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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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1944-06-20
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