The Battle of Vimy Ridge

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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Cast

Paul Gross

Narrator

Bernard Behrens

Julian Byng

William Dunlop

Arthur Currie

Stephen Bogaert

Billy Bishop

Gary Krawford

Frederick Scott

David Keeley

Will Bird

Wayne Best

Claude Williams

Bill Freeman

Jean-François Bard

Roger Honeywell