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The True Glory

film by Kanin and Reed [1945]

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discussed in Kanin biography

In Garson Kanin: Film directing
…the military, one of which, The True Glory (1945), codirected by Carol Reed, won an Academy Award for best documentary. After the war, Kanin’s focus shifted to writing and the stage, though in 1969 he directed a pair of screenplays he had written: Where It’s At, a comedy set in…
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discussed in Reed biography

In Carol Reed
…British army’s film unit, including The True Glory (1945), which he codirected with Garson Kanin under the supervision of General Dwight D. Eisenhower (later U.S. president). For this film, Reed won his first Oscar for “distinctive achievement in documentary production.”
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