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Fields of Sacrifice
1963
38 min
Coming soon
This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film also visits cemeteries where servicemen are buried. Filmed from Hong Kong to Sicily, this documentary is designed to show Canadians places they have reason to know but may not be able to visit. Produced for the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs by the renowned documentary filmmaker Donald Brittain.
Details
This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film also visits cemeteries where servicemen are buried. Filmed from Hong Kong to Sicily, this documentary is designed to show Canadians places they have reason to know but may not be able to visit. Produced for the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs by the renowned documentary filmmaker Donald Brittain.
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directorDonald Brittain
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producerDonald Brittain
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scriptDonald Brittain
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executive producerPeter Jones
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photographyEugene Boyko
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editingRex Tasker
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re-recordingRon AlexanderRoger Lamoureux
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narratorDouglas Rain
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musicEldon Rathburn
Education
Ages 14 to 16
History - World War I
History - World War II
Using the image of the word "ghosts" have students research a Canadian soldier who died in one of the world wars and write a poem or short story about him. Read the poem "Grass" by Carl Sandburg, "Dulce et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen. Watch the film "Passchendaele" with Paul Gross.
