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

  • NR
  • 01/12/1992 (CA)
  • Documentary, War
  • 1h 40m

The Valour and the Horror

Overview

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.

Brian McKenna

Director, Writer

D'Arcy O'Connor

Story

Terence McKenna

Writer

Cast

Terence McKenna's headshot

Terence McKenna

Narrator
Andrew Tarbet's headshot

Andrew Tarbet

John Payne
David Hewlett's headshot

David Hewlett

Walter Jenkins
Greg Spottiswood's headshot

Greg Spottiswood

John Stroud
Brooke Johnson's headshot

Brooke Johnson

Kay Christie
Martin Julien's headshot

Martin Julien

Les Canivet
Andrew Miller's headshot

Andrew Miller

Ike Friesen
Jeremy Ratchford's headshot

Jeremy Ratchford

Fred Reich

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