A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong (1992)
The Valour and the Horror
The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission. The C Force, consisting of about 2000 soldiers from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada (from Quebec City) were, with the other British, Indian and Hong Kong troops, attacked on December 8, 1941 and overwhelmed by Japanese troops, leading to numerous casualties and the surrender on Christmas day. The Canadians would spend more than 3 and half years as prisoners of war, in horrible conditions. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.
| Movie ID | 126296 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary, War |
| Director | Brian McKenna |
| Main cast | Terence McKenna, Andrew Tarbet, David Hewlett, Greg Spottiswood, Brooke Johnson, Martin Julien, Andrew Miller, Jeremy Ratchford |
| Release date | 12 January 1992 |
| Release year | 1992 |
| Language | EN |
| Duration | 100 min (1h 40m) |
| Rating | 9.0 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | CBC |
Director: Brian McKenna
Writers: D'Arcy O'Connor, Terence McKenna, Brian McKenna
Top cast
Andrew TarbetJohn Payne
David HewlettWalter Jenkins
Greg SpottiswoodJohn Stroud
Brooke JohnsonKay Christie
Martin JulienLes Canivet
Andrew MillerIke Friesen
Jeremy RatchfordFred Reich
Robert ClaytonSelf (Royal Rifles of Canada) (as Bob Clayton)
Robert ManchesterSelf (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (as Bob Manchester)
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