CinemaOSMovie · 1999 · 1h 30m

Sam's Army

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

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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.

Directed byAlan Erlich

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
March 1, 1999
Studios
CBCONF | NFBChum Television

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Narrator

Bradford Jackson

Brad Austin

John Bayliss

David Calderisi

David Calderisi

Benedict Campbell

Benedict Campbell

William Colgate

William Dunlop

Adrian Egan

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Creative team
Directed by
Alan Erlich
Written by
James Wallen
Richard Nielsen
Produced by
Richard Nielsen

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