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The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1999)

The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1999)

War Documentary

Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 2

Release Date: 1999, March 21
Directors: Alan Erlich
Production: ONF | NFB, ONF | NFB, Chum Television, Chum Television, CBC, CBC, Norflicks Productions Ltd., Norflicks Productions Ltd., CTF | FCT, CTF | FCT
Cast: Stephen Bogaert, William Dunlop, Bernard Behrens, Wayne Best, David Keeley, Paul Gross, Gary Krawford

Overview:

A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity for a country that before the First World War had been seen only as a British colony - an identity and a character that became recognized and respected throughout Europe.

Keywords:

canada world war i canadian army vimy ridge