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The Battle of Vimy Ridge

"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.

Top Cast

  • Paul Gross

    Paul Gross

    Narrator

  • Bernard Behrens

    Bernard Behrens

    Julian Byng

  • William Dunlop

    William Dunlop

    Arthur Currie

  • Stephen Bogaert

    Stephen Bogaert

    Billy Bishop

  • Gary Krawford

    Gary Krawford

    Frederick Scott

  • David Keeley

    David Keeley

    Will Bird

  • Wayne Best

    Wayne Best

    Claude Williams

  • Bill Freeman

    Bill Freeman

  • Jean-François Bard

    Jean-François Bard

Overview

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.

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