April - November 1940. With devastating speed Germany takes Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Italy declares war.
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Tim Buck | ... |
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| Neville Chamberlain | ... |
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| Winston Churchill | ... |
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George Drew | ... |
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| Maurice Duplessis | ... |
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Mitchell Hepburn | ... |
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C.D. Howe | ... |
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| King George VI | ... |
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William Lyon Mackenzie King | ... |
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| Fiorello LaGuardia | ... |
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Ernest Lapointe | ... |
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Robert Manion | ... |
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A.G.L. McNaughton | ... |
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| Benito Mussolini | ... |
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| Philippe Pétain | ... |
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| Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | ... |
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Queen Juliana | ... |
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Norman Rogers | ... |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
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Written by
| Donald Brittain | ... | () |
Produced by
| Donald Brittain | ... | associate producer |
| Stanley Clish | ... | producer |
| Peter Jones | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Maurice Blackburn | ||
| Ken Campbell | ||
| Robert Fleming | ||
| Eldon Rathburn | ||
Editing by
| David Green | ||
Sound Department
| Bernard Bordeleau | ... | sound editor |
| George Croll | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Ted Haley | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Kenneth Heeley-Ray | ... | sound editor (as Ken Heeley-Ray) |
| Don Wellington | ... | special sound effects |
Music Department
| Donald Douglas | ... | music editor (as Don Douglas) |
Additional Crew
| William Gallaway | ... | film researcher |
| Les Halman | ... | production assistant (as Lester Halman) |
| A.P. Heathcote | ... | historian: National Defence (as S/L A.P. Heathcote) |
| Kurt Kattner | ... | maps |
| Pierre L'Amare | ... | maps |
| R.V. Manning | ... | historian: National Defence (as W/C R.V. Manning) |
| G.W.L. Nicholson | ... | historian: National Defence (as Col. G.W.L. Nicholson) |
| E.C. Russell | ... | historian: National Defence (as Lt. Cdr. E.C. Russell) |
| C.P. Stacey | ... | historical consultant (as Col. C.P. Stacey) |
| H.F. Wood | ... | historian: National Defence (as Lt. Col. H.F. Wood) |
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April - November 1940. With devastating speed Germany takes Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Italy declares war. The British withdraw from Dunkirk. Mackenzie King feels the Canadian pulse on conscription. England is strafed by the Luftwaffe, and Britons accept Churchill's challenge of 'blood, sweat and tears.' Written by National Film Board of Canada |
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| Movie Connections | Edited from Lights Out in Europe (1940). See more » |