Les Grandes Batailles (1966)

Les Grandes Batailles is a series of historical television programs by Daniel Costelle, Jean-Louis Guillaud, and Henri de Turenne, broadcast on French television in the 1960s and 1970s, depicting the major battles of World War II, as well as the Nuremberg Trials. The project for the series actually began with an official government commission for a program on the Battle of Verdun in 1966. Ten other programs about World War II followed. The writers and producers of the series were Henri de Turenne and Jean-Louis Guillaud, both journalists. They entrusted the production of the series to the young director Daniel Costelle.

Released Sept. 19, 1966 1094 min Episode 84 min None+

Genres: Documentary, History, War

Keywords: tmdb.world-war-ii, tmdb.battlefield, tmdb.battle

Production Companies: Pathé!, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française

Network: ORTF Télévision

Country: France
Production Country: France
Languages: French