The Battle of Vimy Ridge

03/21/1999

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2hrs 0min

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Documentary

,War

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Paul Gross
  • Bernard Behrens
  • William Dunlop
  • Stephen Bogaert
  • Gary Krawford

    Director

  • Alan Erlich

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • ONF | NFB
  • Chum Television
  • CBC
  • Norflicks Productions Ltd.
  • CTF | FCT

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • English