The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1999)

10.0/10 120 min Documentary War

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.

Cast

Paul Gross

Narrator

Bernard Behrens

Julian Byng

Stephen Bogaert

Billy Bishop

David Keeley

Will Bird

Wayne Best

Claude Williams

Roger Honeywell

Benedict Campbell

Sean Mathieson

Heinar Piller

Martin Doyle

Brian Tree

Thomas Hauff

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