The True Glory

The True Glory
Full film (restored)
Directed byGarson Kanin
Carol Reed
Written byPaddy Chayefsky
Produced byOffice of War Information, Ministry of Information
StarringDwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton
Sam Levene
Peter Ustinov
CinematographyRuss Meyer
Music byWilliam Alwyn
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 27 August 1945 (1945-08-27) (UK)
  • 4 October 1945 (1945-10-04) (U.S.)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The True Glory (1945) is a co-production of the US Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information, documenting the victory on the Western Front, from Normandy to the collapse of the Third Reich.

Although many individuals, including screenwriter and director Garson Kanin, contributed to the film, British director Carol Reed is normally credited as the director. The documentary was promoted with the tagline, "The story of your victory...told by the guys who won it!" The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[1]

  1. ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 29 May 2019.

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