''Dieppe'' is a two-part Canadian television

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that aired on

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in 1993. It was based on the book ''Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid'' by Brian Loring Villa.

Plot

The series chronicled the events that led up to the infamous

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Dieppe Raid Operation Jubilee or the Dieppe Raid (19 August 1942) was an Allied amphibious attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in northern France, during the Second World War. Over 6,050 infantry, predominantly Canadian, supported by a regiment o ...

on August 19, 1942, which resulted in 3,367 Canadian soldiers either being captured, wounded or killed.

Cast

Production

It was criticized for not being completely accurate, and overdramatizing the events that took place.

Awards

''Dieppe'' was nominated for 11

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, winning two including Best Mini-Series.

Home media

The series was released on DVD by the CBC in 2002 just before the 60th anniversary of the Dieppe raid. The DVD included behind-the-scenes footage and various interviews and news stories that aired about the show in 1993 and 1994. Also included was a 1962 interview with both Lord Louis Mountbatten and John Hamilton Roberts, in which they discuss the key events of the raid, and the decisions they made surrounding this event.DVD: Dieppe (1993)
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* {{John N. Smith CBC Television original films World War II television drama series 1990s Canadian television miniseries 1993 Canadian television series debuts 1994 Canadian television series endings English-language Canadian films Films directed by John N. Smith Canadian Armed Forces in films Cultural depictions of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill Cultural depictions of Bernard Montgomery Cultural depictions of Dwight D. Eisenhower Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries winners Canadian drama television films