Turning the Tide
Turning the Tide documents the years between the outbreak of WWII in September 1939 and June 1944. A compilation of modern day interviews interspersed with photographs and footage from the war, this documentary covers landmark events such as the Battle of Britain, the raid on Dieppe, the landing in Sicily and the battle for Ortona. It focuses on both the Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought in the war and the women who became part of the war effort, either by enlisting or by going to work in the factories and shipyards.
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Canada Remembers1995 3 filmsThis 3-part series draws on personal stories and archival footage to tell the story of six of the most significant years in our country's history: from 1939, the beginning of WWII, to its end in 1945.
Turning the Tide documents the years between the outbreak of WWII in September 1939 and June 1944. A compilation of modern day interviews interspersed with photographs and footage from the war, this documentary covers landmark events such as the Battle of Britain, the raid on Dieppe, the landing in Sicily and the battle for Ortona. It focuses on both the Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought in the war and the women who became part of the war effort, either by enlisting or by going to work in the factories and shipyards.
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directorTerence Macartney-Filgate
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producerKent Martin
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executive producerDon Haig
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scriptWilliam Whitehead
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photographyJim AquilaRolf Cutts
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soundHans Oomes
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editingMarkham Cook
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sound editingAndré GalbrandWojtek KlisPaul Demers
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re-recordingLouis Hone
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narratorR.H. Thomson
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musicNeil Smolar
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researchElizabeth Klinck
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location managerElizabeth Klinck
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participationFrieda Bindman DoughertyFarley MowatPeter MacnabMary Hawkins BuchEd WashingtonLouis J. AudetteNorm BowenDonald PearceArt HeadlamJoseph Bannon
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Turning the Tide, Terence Macartney-Filgate, provided by the National Film Board of Canada