The Battle of Vimy Ridge

Overview

A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity for a country that before the First World War had been seen only as a British colony - an identity and a character that became recognized and respected throughout Europe.

Directed by Alan Erlich

Top cast

Paul Gross

Narrator

Bernard Behrens

Julian Byng

W

William Dunlop

Arthur Currie

Stephen Bogaert

Billy Bishop

G

Gary Krawford

Frederick Scott

David Keeley

Will Bird

Wayne Best

Claude Williams

B

Bill Freeman

J

Jean-François Bard

Roger Honeywell

Benedict Campbell

Sean Mathieson

K

Keith Dinicol

S

Shaun Austin-Olsen

E

Eric Donkin

Heinar Piller

Martin Doyle

Brian Tree

S

Shawn Wright

Thomas Hauff

Details