Attack! The Battle for New Britain
1944•56m•7.0•Released
WarDocumentary
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.
Director
Frank Capra
Writer
Robert Presnell Sr.
Languages
English
Studio
U.S. Office of War Information
Cast
Leo Genn
Narrator (voice)
Burgess Meredith
Narrator (voice)
Anthony Veiller
Narrator (voice)
Lloyd Nolan
Narrator (voice)
Douglas MacArthur
Self (archive footage)
Walter Krueger
Self (archive footage)
Production
Company
U.S. Office of War Information
Company
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Company
U.S. War Department
Company
RKO Radio Pictures
Producer
Frank Capra
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