Passchendaele

Oct 17, 2008

1h 54m

★ 6.2

Overview

Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

History

Production Companies

Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund

Damberger Film & Cattle Co

Rhombus Media

Whizbang Films

Alliance Films

Téléfilm Canada

Passchendaele Trailers

Cast

Michael Dunne

Paul Gross

Sarah Mann

Caroline Dhavernas

David Mann

Joe Dinicol

Cassie Walker

Meredith Bailey

Colonel Ormand

Adam J. Harrington

Royster

Gil Bellows

Skinner

James Kot

Peters

Jesse Frechette

Mr Harper

Robert Nogier

Colonel McAndrew

David LeReaney

Jayson Therrien

Highway

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