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Sam's Army (1999) [N/A]

Release Date:
March 1, 1999

Original Title:
Sam's Army

Alternate Titles:
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War

Genres:
Documentary | War

Production Companies:
CBC
CTF | FCT
Chum Television
Norflicks Productions Ltd.
ONF | NFB

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 90

Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1

Overview from TheMovieDB

Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.

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Production

ADR Recordist:
Ton Blainey

Assistant Picture Editor:
Josie Lovergine

Assistant Production Coordinator:
John McMullan

Assistant Sound Editor:
Jane Crawford

Associate Producer:
Marta Nielsen

Coordinating Producer:
Michael Ulster

Director:
Alan Erlich

Director of Photography:
Christophe Bonnière

Editor:
Gina Binetti

Executive Assistant:
Kerri Neraasen

Executive Producer:
Richard Nielsen

First Assistant Camera:
John Denniston

Foley Artist:
Steve Hammond
Donna Powell

Mix Technician:
Stephan Carrier
Lou Solakofsky

Music:
John Lang
Aaron Davis

Online Editor:
Dan Kaminsky

Producer:
Richard Nielsen

Production Manager:
Lana Pitkin

Research Assistant:
Jean-Pierre Gagnon
Susan Hormuth
Robert Burgess

Sound:
Alison Clark
Elma Bello

Thanks:
Terry Copp

Writer:
James Wallen
Richard Nielsen

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