Canada at War | |
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Genre | documentary |
Written by | Donald Brittain |
Narrated by | Budd Knapp |
Composer(s) | Kenneth Campbell |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Peter Jones |
Producer(s) | Stanley Clish |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 4 April – 27 June 1962 |
Canada at War is a Canadian World War II documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1962.
Production of this National Film Board of Canada documentary series began in 1958, using numerous film sources such as British films available in Canada, captured German footage, newsreels and footage taken by Canadians within Canada and in various nations. The series was narrated by Budd Knapp based on writing by associate producer Donald Brittain. The composer for the series was Canadian composer Kenneth Campbell.
This half-hour series was broadcast Saturdays at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 4 April to 27 June 1962. It was rebroadcast in the same day and time from 13 July to 26 October 1963, and again on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. from 24 May to 30 August 1970.