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Kapyong

04/28/2011

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0hr 54min

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War

,Documentary

,TV Movie

The Forgotten Battle of the Forgotten War

STORY

On April 24, 1951, following a rout of the South Korean army, the Chinese People Volunteer Army pursued their enemy to the lines of Australian and Canadian troops still digging fall-back defences, 39 kilometres to the rear. Here, sometimes at the length of a bayonet, often in total darkness, individual was pitted against individual in a struggle between a superpower and a cluster of other nations from across the world. They fought for a valley, the ancient and traditional invasion route to Seoul. If it fell the southern capital and the war, was lost. The United Nations troops had the military advantage of the high ground and artillery support: the Chinese relied entirely on vastly superior numbers. As a result, young men from both sides found a battle which was very close and very personal. The Battle of Kapyong became the turning point of China's Fifth Offensive in that Korea spring... Written by John Lewis

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Waters
  • Cory Corbett
  • Yuki Nagashima
  • Steven Carroll
  • Rick Tonna

    Directors

  • James Short
  • Tim Mummery

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Screen Australia
  • Film Victoria

    Production Countries

  • Australia

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

John Waters

Narrator

Cory Corbett

Canadian Lieutenant

Yuki Nagashima

Chinese Soldier

Steven Carroll

Napalm victim

Rick Tonna

Soldier

Alex Borg

Ben O'Dowd

Will Ward-Ambler

Mike Levy

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