Movie
The Light of Dawn: The Normandy Landings
2014 · 100 min
A sober, archive-driven account that conveys the enormous scale and human cost of the invasion with measured gravity.
- Directed by
- Jean-Christophe Rosé
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Starring
- Samuel Le Bihan
- Overview
- The Normandy landings of 6 June 1944 were pivotal to the outcome of WW2. We learn when Churchill and Roosevelt first proposed the operation and how preparations started—finishing with the key events of D-Day and the far-reaching effects of its outcome.
- How it feels
- Dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- War, survival, death, power
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore. No sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jean-Christophe Rosé
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Starring
- Samuel Le Bihan
