A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
1992, English. Directed by Brian McKenna.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Brian McKennaDirector
- Terence McKennaNarrator
- 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)
Details
- Released
- 12 January 1992
- Written by
- Terence McKenna, D'Arcy O'Connor, Brian McKenna
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A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong (1992) was directed by Brian McKenna and stars Terence McKenna, Andrew Tarbet, David Hewlett.