Up from the Beach (1965)

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Based on:
Epitaph for an Enemy (book)
Runtime:
1h 39m
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Country of origin:
United States
Genre:
Battlefield Epics

In 1944, during D-Day plus two, American sergeant Edward Baxter and his platoon land in Normandy. They liberate a French village from German forces, but confusion arises about evacuating civilians to the beach due to an expected German bombardment. After back-and-forth orders, the civilians and a captured German Major return to their village. When shelling begins, they seek shelter in a church basement, but not everyone survives.

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