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Break-through is an 11-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. [1] The film documents the attack on Fortress Europe during the Second World War and the advance of Allied forces to the borders of Nazi Germany. Break-through was produced by James ...
Trans-Canada Express is a 20-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the World War II Canada Carries On series. The film was produced by Sydney Newman and directed by Stanley Hawes . [ 1 ]
Canadian films about World War II (1939–1945). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. P. Canadian World War II propaganda films (1 C, 47 P)
The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of Ethiopia and the Sino-Japanese War) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort. For short films, see the List of World War II short films. For documentaries, see the List of World War II documentary films and the List of Allied propaganda films of World ...
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...
Lifeboat was originally planned to be filmed in Technicolor with an all-male cast, many of whom were going to be unknowns. Canada Lee, who was primarily a stage actor [15] with only one film credit at the time, [16] was the first actor cast in the film. [9] Hitchcock planned the camera angles for the film using a miniature lifeboat and figurines.
Lieutenant Ken Bell of the CFPU, who landed at Juno Beach on D-Day with The Highland Light Infantry of Canada. The Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit (CFPU) was a Canadian Army unit founded in 1941 in order to document military operations during World War II. It was the last unit of its kind to be founded by the Allied armies.
October 14 – World War II: The German submarine U-1223 torpedoes HMCS Magog in the St Lawrence River. Magog is damaged beyond repair and three sailors are killed. October 21 – World War II: Smokey Smith earns the Victoria Cross on the Savio River in Italy. November 25 – World War II: German submarine U-1228 sinks HMCS Shawinigan in the ...