Murder on Omaha Beach

Murder on Omaha Beach

2018 · 90 min · ★ 5.9 · Mystery, Drama, TV Movie

Captain Eloïse Gentil, of Caen police, hasn't been on speaking terms with her father Robert, an expert on WWII, for twenty years. But the two are brought together to investigate the death of James Crawley, a 91 year-old former GI, found tied to a pole and in his uniform, apparently executed "as an example".

Directed by Claude-Michel Rome · Written by Claude-Michel Rome

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