Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941
1991
1 h 44 min
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This film is part of the Valour and the Horror series, three controversial films on Canadian involvement in World War II. In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 inexperienced Canadian soldiers were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British government as a symbolic show of strength that would deter a Japanese attack on the colony. Canada's soldiers found themselves in the midst of a desperate battle they could not hope to win. On Christmas Day, 1941, the British colony of Hong Kong officially surrendered to Japan. The surviving defenders became prisoners of war. Over the next three …
Cette œuvre contient des scènes de violence. Pour public averti.
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This film is part of the Valour and the Horror series, three controversial films on Canadian involvement in World War II. In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 inexperienced Canadian soldiers were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British government as a symbolic show of strength that would deter a Japanese attack on the colony. Canada's soldiers found themselves in the midst of a desperate battle they could not hope to win. On Christmas Day, 1941, the British colony of Hong Kong officially surrendered to Japan. The surviving defenders became prisoners of war. Over the next three and a half years, many of them would come to envy the dead.
Cette œuvre contient des scènes de violence. Pour public averti.
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réalisateurBrian McKenna
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producteurArnie GelbartAndré LamyAdam SymanskyDarce Fardy
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producteur associéD'Arcy O'Connor
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scénarioTerence McKennaBrian McKenna
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cinématographieNeville Ottey
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NoneMary Armstrong
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sonIan Challis
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montageAlfonso Peccia
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montage sonoreLes HalmanDon Ayer
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ré-enregistrementJean-Pierre Joutel
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narrateurTerence McKenna
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interprèteAndrew TarbittJean-Michel HenryRandy HughsonDavid HewlettKeibo OiwaGreg SpottiswoodePaul-Augustin QuertonBrooke JohnsonMartin JulienAndrew Miller
Éducation
Âge 6 à 10 ans
Histoire - Deuxième Guerre mondiale
Histoire - Histoire mondiale
Comment peut-on justifier les crimes perpétrés pendant une guerre? Est-il plus sage de se venger ou de se réconcilier? Pourquoi enseigne-t-on aux élèves l'histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale? Il serait intéressant d'examiner les relations nippo-canadiennes depuis la guerre ainsi que le dossier des anciens combattants au Canada.
