Fields of Sacrifice

Fields of Sacrifice — Plot

This 1964 documentary returns to the battlefields where over 100,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The film also visits cemeteries where servicemen are buried. Filmed from Hong Kong to Sicily, this documentary is designed to show Canadians places they have reason to know but may not be able to visit. Produced for the Canadian Department of Veteran Affairs by the renowned documentary filmmaker Donald Brittain. (NFB)

• Release date
• October 23, 1963
• Runtime
• 38 min
• Genres
• War, Documentary
• Director
• Donald Brittain

Fields of Sacrifice — Cast

Douglas Rain Narrator (voice)