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The Killing Ground
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The Killing Ground

Jan 1, 1988
1h 36m
★ 9.5

Overview

1988 CBC docudrama on Canada's role in WW1. Terence McKenna tours the Battlefields of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge and Paschendaele. Actors portray several Canadian soldiers in WW1 in re-enactments based on their memoirs, diaries and letters.

Genres

Documentary
War
Drama

Production Companies

CBC

Cast

No Image

Terence McKenna

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