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Saviour of Ceylon, Part 2

Item number (ISN):

432734

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

2006

Item number (ISN):

432734

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN TELEVISION FUND

Accession:

2007-0060

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

2006

Production company:

Norflicks Productions Ltd.

Production credit:

director/producer/editing, Marta Nielsen; executive producer/script, Richard Nielsen; photography, Terry Zazulak; sound, Brian Dupuis; Wesley Cudlip; sound editing, Jacob Thiesen; music, John Lang; host, Scott Taylor; production manager, Gina Binetti; voice of young Leonard Birchall, Graham Abbey

Country of production:

cn

Description:

SAVIOUR OF CEYLON is a documentary about Leonard Joseph Birchall, a Royal Canadian Air Force pilot who warned of an impending attack on Ceylon by Japanese forces. For this, Winston Churchill dubbed him the “Saviour of Ceylon”.Birchall's plane was shot down over the Indian Ocean and he was captured by the Japanese. The documentary brings to life Birchall's harrowing three years in POW camps and the controversy surrounding the war crimes trials in which he participated. <47mn 10s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Produced in Association with Canadian Learning Television.~2. Produced with the Participation of The Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada (Telefilm Canada : Equity Investment Program) and the Canadian Cable Industry (CTF : License Fee Program); The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; and the assistance of the Ontario Media Development Corporation - Ontario Film and Television Tax Credits.~3. Synopsis adapted from Telefilm Canada's Website - http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/en/catalogues/production/saviour-ceylon~4. VHS and Digital Betacam copies received.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

531943

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

7957AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

47:10

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

531944

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

7958AV

Number of items:

1

Duration:

47:10

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1135729

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

432734.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

7957AV

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1135728

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

432734.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

7957AV

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Norflicks Productions Ltd., 2006.

Reproduction access:

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

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