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The Battle of Vimy Ridge (1999)

Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 2

A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity for a country that before the First World War had been seen only as a British colony - an identity and a character that became recognized and respected throughout Europe.

Release: 1999-03-21
Runtime: 120 min
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Paul Gross
Paul Gross
Narrator
Bernard Behrens
Bernard Behrens
Julian Byng
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William Dunlop
Arthur Currie
Stephen Bogaert
Stephen Bogaert
Billy Bishop
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Gary Krawford
Frederick Scott
David Keeley
David Keeley
Will Bird
Wayne Best
Wayne Best
Claude Williams
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Bill Freeman
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Jean-François Bard
Roger Honeywell
Roger Honeywell
Benedict Campbell
Benedict Campbell
Sean Mathieson
Sean Mathieson
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Keith Dinicol
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Shaun Austin-Olsen
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Eric Donkin
Heinar Piller
Heinar Piller
Martin Doyle
Martin Doyle
Brian Tree
Brian Tree