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12 January 1992 (Canada) moreUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Terence McKenna | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Andrew Tarbet | ... | John Payne |
| Jean-Michel Henry | ... | Armand Bourbonniere |
| Randy Hughson | ... | Laurie Mackay |
 | David Hewlett | ... | Walter Jenkins |
| Keibo Oiwa | ... | Japanese officer |
| Greg Spottiswood | ... | John Stroud |
| Paul-Augustin Querton | ... | Roger Cyr |
| Brooke Johnson | ... | Kay Christie |
| Martin Julien | ... | Les Canivet |
| Andrew Miller | ... | Ike Friesen |
 | Jeremy Ratchford | ... | Fred Reich |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Shinsuki Adachi | ... | Himself (Japanese Imperial Army) |
| Robert Clayton | ... | Himself (Royal Rifles of Canada) (as Bob Clayton) |
| Bob Grillo | ... | Himself (US Navy) |
| Shigetoki Hitoki | ... | Himself (Japanese Imperial Army) |
| Shuichi Kawata | ... | Himself (Japanese Imperial Army) |
| Robert Manchester | ... | Himself (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (also archive footage) (as Bob Manchester) |
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La bataille de Hong Kong (Canada: French title)La bravoure et le mépris, partie 1 (Canada: French title) (series title)
Savage Christmas: Hong Kong 1941
The Valour and the Horror, Part 1 (Canada: English title) (series title)
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This documentary implies that the Canadian government sent a battalion of troops to Honk Kong on the eve of the Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor knowing that they would be slaughtered once war began. These accusations are not supported by historical evidence and those parts of the film are generally regarded as having been included specifically to stir controversy and so publicity.
The public outcry in Canada over this film nonetheless did not hurt the producers, whose careers skyrocketed after its production.
I would encourage anyone wishing to see Savage Christmas to do so with a grain of salt.
Other than the accusation described above, the film is well-produced and smoothly done, but it should perhaps be filed more in the category of history-based film, such as John Cameron's "Titanic" than as a documentary.