Passchendaele (8)

Is it an actual movie, or a documentary on TV? I saw a really good doc. on Passchendale a few years ago, worth watching.

Passchendaele is a War Movie that is inspired by Paul Gross' grandfathers involvement in WW1. It is a Canadian movie and one of the most expensive movies made in this country. I think the total bill was 20 million when all was said and done. It is based on Canadian troops fighting in Belgium during the First World War. And it is quite graphic.

I am expecting it to be nominated for some kind of award and I am so happy to see a Canadian Producer make a movie in Canada based upon this countries history on such a scale. It may cause the world to take notice of our movie making abilities! Dieppe which was a CBC production did win some awards, and was a grand movie in itself. What chokes my chicken is you can only get the DVD from the US.

And Passchendaele is based upon true events. 16,000 casualties in the battleground with around 5000 dead defending this town.

With Nov 11 fast approaching, this film is part of the sacrifice that this country has made. One of the reasons for remembering. Also places like Vimy Ridge...where 4 other nations could not take this ridge in months, we did it in an afternoon. Vimy Ridge was given to us by the French Government and we are the only nation in the world to actually have a piece of our country on foreign soil. Canadian soil in France.

Passchendaele....Dieppe....Vimy Ridge....Lest We Forget.


geo

ah...already nominated for one award...Golden Trailer...best voice over...

geo