Sam's Army
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1
- Alan Erlich
- 1h 30m
- March 1, 1999
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 1, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Production
- Chum Television,Canada Television and Cable Production Fund,CBC,Norflicks Productions Ltd.,ONF,NFB,CTF,FCT,ONF | NFB,CTF | FCT
- Cast
- Gary Krawford,Victoria Mitchell,Benedict Campbell,Brad Austin,Jacques Tourangeau,Linda Goranson,Paul Gross,David Calderisi,Shawn Mathieson,David Hemblenand 18 more
- Director
- Alan Erlich
- Writer
- James Wallen,Richard Nielsen
- Producer
- Richard Nielsen
- Cinematography
- Christophe Bonnière
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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