Drama ·War · Canada · 1981 · 1h 22m

A War Story

Director

Cast

Donald Sutherland as Narrator (voice) David Edney as Ben Wheeler Frank C. Turner as Peter Seed Anne Wheeler as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Nichol — Director of Photography Anne Wheeler — Writer Ben Wheeler — Writer

Synopsis

Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Anne Wheeler Director Robert Nichol Director of Photography Anne Wheeler Writer Ben Wheeler Writer

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