Dieppe 1942 (1979)
- Directed by
- Terence Macartney-Filgate
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at Canada's participation in the 1942 Dieppe Raid during World War II. It covers the planning, execution and aftermath of the battle using historical material and expert commentary.
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What happens
Dieppe 1942 is a Canadian television documentary film, directed by Terence Macartney-Filgate and broadcast on CBC Television in 1979. An examination of Canada's role in the Dieppe Raid of World War II, the film was written by Timothy Findley and William Whitehead. The three-hour film was broadcast in two 90-minute parts on November 11 and 12, 1979. The film received seven Genie Award nominations at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, for Outstanding Documentary - 30 Minutes and Over, Direction in a Non-Feature Documentary (Macartney-Filgate), Non-Dramatic Script (Findley, Whitehead), Cinematography in a Non-Feature Documentary (Charles Stewart), Sound in a Non-Feature (Alex Taylor, Michael Lax and Austin Grimaldi), Editing in a Non-Feature (Thomas Berner) and Musical Score in a Non-Feature (Rick Wilkins). It did not win any of the awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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