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Fields of Sacrifice
196338 min 13 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Donald Brittain
Production: Donald BrittainPeter Jones
Script: Donald Brittain
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Department of Veterans Affairs.
A film of dignity and beauty, a memorable tribute to the more than 100 000 Canadians who gave their lives in the service of their country on foreign battlegrounds. The film visits battlefields of the first and second World Wars and 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.
Availability
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Subject categories
- History - Canada - 1920-1945 > Canadian Military Forces
- War, Conflict and Peace > Memoirs and MemorialsWar VictimsWorld War IWorld War II
- History > Wars
- History - Canada - 1867-1919 > World War I
- Foreign Countries > World War II
- History > World War IWorld War II
Credits
- director
- Donald Brittain
- producer
- Donald Brittain
- script
- Donald Brittain
- executive producer
- Peter Jones
- photography
- Eugene Boyko
- editing
- Rex Tasker
- re-recording
- Ron Alexander
- Roger Lamoureux
- narrator
- Douglas Rain
- music
- Eldon Rathburn
Awards
- Certificate of Merit - Category: General InformatiionGenie Awards
- Chris Statuette Award - Category: Information/Education International Film and Video Festival
- Second PrizeFilm Festival