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D-Day Sacrifice

D-Day Sacrifice

Documentary
War & Politics
June 4, 2014 (began 12 years ago)
45m / episode
6.9/10
Ended
1 Season
2 Episodes
National Geographic Channel
Stream on
Amazon

Comprised entirely of re-mastered and colorised archive footage from World War II, much of it never before seen, Sacrifice recounts the story of D-Day through the testimonies of those who lived it. These important historical days are seen through the eyes of French civilians and members of the military fighting on both sides. The testimonies of famous individuals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and Erwin Rommel are intertwined with those of anonymous soldiers and citizens, such as film director Samuel Fuller and Eisenhower's chauffeur, Kay Summersby. From the preparations for D-Day all the way through to the liberation of Paris, the accounts of these men and women provide a moving and invaluable retelling of this pivotal time in history.

Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson

Lambert Wilson

Self - Narrator (voice)

Age 55 (now 67)

2 eps
Kristin Scott Thomas
Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kay Summersby (voice)

Age 54 (now 66)

2 eps
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Age 90 (died at 90)

2 eps
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Age 78 (died at 78)

2 eps
Bernard Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery

Bernard Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

Age 88 (died at 88)

2 eps
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage)

Age 56 (died at 56)

2 eps
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel

Self (archive footage)

Age 52 (died at 52)

2 eps