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An Enduring Tradition

Kirk Jones

1960 1 h 0 min

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A documentary about the history of the Royal Canadian Navy in war and peace. Action footage, captured German film and archival material from Canadian and British sources make this a colourful, authentic record of a half-century of growth and expansion.

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A documentary about the history of the Royal Canadian Navy in war and peace. Action footage, captured German film and archival material from Canadian and British sources make this a colourful, authentic record of a half-century of growth and expansion.

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National Security and Defence

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Credits

• director
  Kirk Jones
  
• script
  Kirk Jones
  
• producer
  Walford Hewitson
  
• executive producer
  Frank Spiller
  
• editing
  Fergus McDonell
  
• sound editing
  Sidney Pearson
  
  Jean-Pierre Joutel
  
• re-recording
  George Croll
  
  Ted Haley
  

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