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The Great War

"Canada answers the call"

A historical recreation of the experience of Canadian soldiers in World War One, with a cast of descendants of the people who participated in it.

Top Cast

  • Justin Trudeau

    Justin Trudeau

    Talbot Papineau

  • Roman Jarymowycz

    Roman Jarymowycz

    self

  • Michael Rudder

    Michael Rudder

    Canon Frederick Scott

  • Arthur Holden

    Arthur Holden

    Col. John McCrae

  • Maxime Cournoyer

    Maxime Cournoyer

    Ernest Lamarche

  • Pat Kiely

    Pat Kiely

    William Bird

  • Noel Burton

    Noel Burton

    Charly Stewart

  • Sascha Cole

    Sascha Cole

    Beatrice Fox

  • Francis X. McCarthy

    Francis X. McCarthy

    Prime Minister Robert Borden

Overview

A historical recreation of the experience of Canadian soldiers in World War One, with a cast of descendants of the people who participated in it.

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