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The Great War

The Great War

Canada answers the call

Genres

DocumentaryHistoryWar

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

240 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 April 2007

Country

Canada

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

Glen Bowser

Glen Bowser

General Arthur Currie

Jean-François Blanchard

Jean-François Blanchard

Henri Bourassa

Susan Almgren

Susan Almgren

Caroline Papineau

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

British PM Lloyd George

Paul Van Dyck

Paul Van Dyck

Harry Scott

Gilbert Larose Jr.

Gilbert Larose Jr.

Donald Ross

Neil Napier

Neil Napier

Dying Soldier

Taff Gillingham

Taff Gillingham

Canadian Sargeant (uncredited)

Justin Walsh

Justin Walsh

Corporal 46th Battalion (uncredited)

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