The 11th Day

2005
1h 12m

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"The 11th Day" chronicles the story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from 1941-1945."The 11th Day" chronicles the story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from 1941-1945."The 11th Day" chronicles the story of the men, women, and children of the Cretan civilian resistance movement and their relentless battle against Nazi occupation forces from 1941-1945.

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Historically accurate and realistic presentation. A very moving documentary about the Cretan Resistance in the Second World War.

The only documentary that has made any effort to record historically important aspects of how the Greeks of Crete resisted the German invasion and occupation during and after the Battle of Crete.

Key participants and contributors of that resistance from Crete, the UK, the USA as well as participants of the German invasion and occupation force talk about their experiences.

The dedication of the director to recreate history stands out. Some of the sequences were filmed in the exact same location as the original events. Original uniforms, weapons and artifacts were used to make each sequence as real and original as possible.

A very accurate and realistic presentation. For those with any appreciation/understanding of the Cretan Resistance during World War II a very moving recreation.

Trivia
The abduction of General Kreipe, masterminded by British Special Operations officer Patrick Leigh-Fermor, was the only successful kidnapping of a German general in all of World War 2. Fermor was the subject of Intelligence service (1957), and his participation in this film marks his first on-camera interview in over 50 years.