Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Name: Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director: Frank Capra
Genre: War, Documentary
Released: 1944-06-20
Duration: 56 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Veiller, Lloyd Nolan, Douglas MacArthur

Directed by Frank Capra

War

Documentary

19440h 56m6.0

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.