Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- ~45 min/episode
- Length
- 1 season · 2 episodes
- Status
- Miniseries
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- One season, and then it ends — a story with a last episode, not a habit.
The story
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.
- world war ii
- liberation of prisoners
- nazi
- normandy
- france
- d-day
- war hero
- archive footage
- found footage
- anti-nazi resistance
- nazi occupation
The bill
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 141 ratings
- Network & studio
- National Geographic Channel, CC&C
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