A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

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A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong (1992)

Directed by Brian McKenna

“The Valour and the Horror”

Documentary, War · 1h 40m

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.

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Cast

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Terence McKenna Narrator Andrew Tarbet John Payne David Hewlett Walter Jenkins Greg Spottiswood John Stroud Brooke Johnson Kay Christie Martin Julien Les Canivet Andrew Miller Ike Friesen Jeremy Ratchford Fred Reich
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Robert Clayton Self (Royal Rifles of Canada) (as Bob Clayton)
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Robert Manchester Self (Winnipeg Grenadiers) (as Bob Manchester)

Crew

Director
Brian McKenna
Writer
Terence McKenna, Brian McKenna
Editor
Alfonso Peccia
Producer
Arnie Gelbart, Darce Fardy, Adam Symansky

Details

Release date
1992-01-12
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary, War
Original language
EN
Production
CBC, ONF | NFB