The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War (movie)

The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War (movie)

La grande guerre des Harlem Hellfighters
  • Production country: France, United States of America
  • Producer: François Reinhardt
  • Production companies: PBS Productions, What's Up Films
  • Genre: Documentary, History, War
  • Release date: 12/13/2017
  • Run time: 90 min.

Movie description

Nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters", these African-Americans wanted to become ordinary citizens like everyone else. They saw fighting heroically in the trenches as their chance to achieve this. In 1918, the 15th New York National Guard Regiment became the most highly decorated unit of the First World War.

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Philippe Baudoin

Philippe Baudoin

Role(s): Musicologist, Jazz Historian

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Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Role(s): Self

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