Film
A War Story
1981 · 1h 22m · Drama · War
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- 8.0
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Overview
Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Narrator (voice)
David Edney
Ben Wheeler
Frank C. Turner
Peter Seed
Anne Wheeler
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
- Anne WheelerDirector · Writer
- Ben WheelerWriter
- Robert NicholDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 8, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $274,000
- Genres
- Drama, War
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