Heroes of the Atlantic (1941)

Directed by

J. D. Davidson

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

15 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary shows the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Marine during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War Two. It explains their work and the importance of their efforts. The film is part of a series made to inform the public.

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What happens

Heroes of the Atlantic is a 1941 15-minute Canadian short documentary film, part of the Canada Carries On series of wartime films by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), produced for the Office of Public Information. The film documented the work of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Marine during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. Heroes of the Atlantic was directed by J.D. Davidson and produced by Stanley Hawes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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