The Last 100 Days

The Last 100 Days

The Last 100 Days

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The Last 100 Days

"Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 3"

1999

1h 30m

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Documentary

War

Overview

Canadian military accomplishments in the last hundred days of World War I, when the German Army was destroyed, surpassed those of any other army. The Canadian success was, in no small measure, due to Arthur Currie, whom a recent British historian describes as "the most successful Allied General and one of the least well known."

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CBC

ONF | NFB

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Narrator

Martha Burns

Martha Burns

Brad Austin

Linda Goranson

Linda Goranson

Jean-François Bard

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

John Bayliss

Loretta Jafelice

Stephen Bogaert

Erica Jackson

Creative team

Directed by: Alan Erlich
Written by: Richard Nielsen
James Wallen
Produced by: Richard Nielsen

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