A War Story
1981
1 h 21 min
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Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
This work deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised.
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directorAnne Wheeler
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producerAnne Wheeler
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scriptAnne Wheeler
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executive producerTom RadfordMichael Scott
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cinematographyRobert NicholRon Orieux
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soundRalph ParkerMichèle Lalonde
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editingRay Harper
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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narratorDonald SutherlandAnne Wheeler
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musicMaurice Marshall
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castDoug BagotRodrigue DeschênesDavid EdneyW. Forrest MacDonaldCecil GrinsteadDoug KierPatrick McGuiganAllan StebbingsDean StokerFrank TurnerGerry WhelptonTom Whitton
