Sam's Army

Sam's Army (1999)

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

  • Genre: Documentary, War
  • Release Date: 1999-03-01
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Chum Television
  • Director: Alan Erlich
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Summary

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.

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  • Paul Gross

    as Narrator
  • Bradford Jackson

    as
  • Brad Austin

    as
  • John Bayliss

    as
  • David Calderisi

    as
  • Benedict Campbell

    as
  • William Colgate

    as
  • William Dunlop

    as
  • Adrian Egan

    as
  • Patrick Garrow

    as
  • Linda Goranson

    as
  • Keith Hampshire

    as
  • David Hemblen

    as
  • Joergen Fuglsang

    as
  • Erica Jackson

    as
  • Eric Koch

    as
  • Gary Krawford

    as
  • Ray Landry

    as
  • Dan MacDonald

    as
  • Shawn Mathieson

    as
  • John McMullan

    as
  • Paul Miller

    as
  • Victoria Mitchell

    as
  • John Ralston

    as
  • Jacques Tourangeau

    as Henri Bourassa
  • Richard Waugh

    as
  • Roger Periard

    as
  • Heinar Piller

    as
Directing Alan Erlich Director
Production Michael Ulster Coordinating Producer
Production Robert Burgess Research Assistant
Production Susan Hormuth Research Assistant
Production Jean-Pierre Gagnon Research Assistant
Production Kerri Neraasen Executive Assistant
Production John McMullan Assistant Production Coordinator
Camera John Denniston First Assistant Camera
Editing Josie Lovergine Assistant Picture Editor
Sound Steve Hammond Foley Artist
Sound Donna Powell Foley Artist
Sound Ton Blainey ADR Recordist
Production Lana Pitkin Production Manager
Production Richard Nielsen Producer
Production Richard Nielsen Executive Producer
Writing Richard Nielsen Writer
Writing James Wallen Writer
Editing Gina Binetti Editor
Sound Aaron Davis Music
Sound John Lang Music
Production Marta Nielsen Associate Producer
Camera Christophe Bonnière Director of Photography
Sound Alison Clark Sound
Sound Elma Bello Sound
Crew Lou Solakofsky Mix Technician
Crew Stephan Carrier Mix Technician
Editing Dan Kaminsky Online Editor
Sound Jane Crawford Assistant Sound Editor
Crew Terry Copp Thanks

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