Savage Christmas : Hong Kong 1941

McKenna, Brian, (film director.). Gelbart, Arnie, (film producer.). Lamy, Andr,̌ (film producer.). Symansky, Adam, (film producer.). Fardy, Darce, (film producer.). O'Connor, D'Arcy, (film producer.). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Toronto), (film producer.). Galafilm Inc. (Montreal), (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 Canadian soldiers were sent to Hong Kong at the request of the British government. Most of the soldiers were inexperienced and poorly trained, but Britain's military leaders thought a symbolic show of strength would deter a Japanese attack on the colony. Canada's soldiers found themselves in the midst of a desperate battle they could not hope to win. On Christmas Day, 1941, the British colony of Hong Kong officially surrendered to Japan. The surviving defenders became prisoners of war. Over the next three and a half years, many of them would come to envy the dead.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (104 min., 01 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
Copyright: ♭1991

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.Co-produced by Galafilm Inc., the CBC and the National Film Board of Canada in association with la Sociť ̌Radio-Canada and the participation of Telefilm Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Brian McKenna ; producer, Arnie Gelbart, Andr ̌Lamy, Adam Symansky, Darce Fardy ; associate producer, D'Arcy O'Connor ; script, Terence McKenna, Brian McKenna ; cinematography, Neville Ottey ; sound, Ian Challis ; editing, Alfonso Peccia ; sound editing, Les Halman, Don Ayer ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Terence McKenna ; cast, Andrew Tarbitt, Jean-Michel Henry, Randy Hughson, David Hewlett, Keibo Oiwa, Greg Spottiswoode, Paul-Augustin Querton, Brooke Johnson, Martin Julien, Andrew Miller.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1991.
Target Audience Note:	6-10.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).