A Man's Life

195125 minFilm: Documentary

Direction: Jack Olsen

Production: Jack Olsen

Script: Gordon Burwash

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Peter Benson leaves his family's farm to join the Royal Canadian Navy. After completing his session at H.M.C.S Cornwallis training station and his preliminary exams, he is assigned to the frigate Swansea to take part in realistic naval maneuvers. The focus of the film is on the thorough training he receives.

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Une vraie vie d'homme

Subject categories

  • National Security and Defence > Armed Forces Programs and OperationsNaval ProgramsNavyRecruits and Recruitment

Credits

director
Jack Olsen
producer
Jack Olsen
script
Gordon Burwash
photography
Robert Humble
Donald Wilder
sound
Joseph Champagne
editing
Pierre F. Bruneau
sound editing
Peter Jones