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Gateway to Asia (1945)

Gateway to Asia poster
Directed by
Tom Daly
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
10 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explains the strategic role of British Columbia during the Second World War. It highlights how the province served as a key connection point to Asia and the Pacific.

informativepatrioticfactualhistoricalstraightforwardeducationalwartime

What happens

Gateway to Asia is a 10-minute 1945 Canadian documentary film, directed and produced by Tom Daly for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film documents the importance of British Columbia during the Second World War as a "gateway" to Asia and the Pacific. The French version of Gateway to Asia is Au seuil du Pacifique. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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