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Part One, War! War! War!

Item number (ISN):

379389

Series title:

From a Place Called War

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2003

Item number (ISN):

379389

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

NORTHERN SKY ENTERTAINMENT LTD.

Accession:

2005-0025

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2003

Production company:

Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd.

Production credit:

director/producer/script/editing, Wayne Abbott; coproducer, Jocelyne Abbott; sound, Mike Rowland; Ken Fournier; sound editing, Glenn Barna; music, Peter Mundinger; narrator, Eric McCormack; Colm Feore; Victor Garber; David James Elliott; David Cubitt; Allan Royal

Country of production:

cn

Distributor name:

History Television Inc.

Description:

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FROM A PLACE CALLED WAR is a documentary TV mini-series that provides a unique insight into the Second World War. Cold empirical facts, superimposed significant dates, black and white archival footage and still photographs are all given a deeply emotional dimension by means of the voice-over narration that discloses personal letters and diaries of the soldiers and civilians who experienced the war. Included are numerous love letters, tender last writings, some written only days before soldiers died in the combat. In addition, letters, from both Allied and Axis soldiers, offer an insight into the horrors of combat on the front lines. These are testimonials of hatred, fear, pride and courage. Letters from the home front also provide a unique impression of life in Canada during these cruel years. The documentary is filled with archival footage from the Second World War. Episode one in the series features archival footage and letters from the period that covers a number of significant dates: Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939), Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway (April 9, 1940), Germany's conquest of the Netherlands, Belgium and France (May 10, 1940), German Forces reaching the English Channel (May 20, 1940), the period of The Night Blitz (Sept, 1940 - May, 1941), Japan's attack on Hong Kong (December 8, 1941), and Bataan Peninsula falling to the Japanese Forces (April 9, 1942). The episode also features voice recordings of British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain (September 3, 1939), Canadian Prime Minister, William L. M. King (September 3, 1939), and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill (July 17, 1940). <46mn 45s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. With the participation of Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF: Licence Fee Program); Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program; The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; ACTRA.~2. Produced in association with History Television.~3. Footage : National Archives of Canada; Canadian War Museum; Canada's the Department of National Defence; Canadian Army Photo and Film Unit; National Film Board of Canada; CBC Radio; US National Archives; Imperial War Museum; Barna Alper Productions; Glenbow Archives; University of Toronto; Archives of Ontario; Bundesarchiv-Film Archiv; British Pathé; Transit Film GmbH; Daily Mail; Photofoto; Vancouver Public Library.

Genre:

DRAMA

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

440877

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V7 2007-08-0011

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

93:30

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

960217

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

379389.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0011

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

960218

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

379389.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V7 2007-08-0011

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Northern Sky Entertainment Ltd., 2003.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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