NO PRICE TOO HIGH
DOCUMENTARY SERIES 6 x ONE HOUR
Editor: Marta Nielsen, Anna Pafamow
Narrator: Arthur Kent
Composer: Aaron Davis, John Lang
Writer: Richard Nielsen, James Wallen
Producer: Richard Nielsen, Deanne Judson
SYNOPSIS
This highly-acclaimed six-part series pays tribute to the Canadians who participated in World War II - young Canadians whose collective courage and spirit led to victory. The series traces Canada's role from the pre-war years when Prime Minister Mackenzie King found himself charmed by the "appealing and affectionate look" in Adolf Hitler's eyes, to the development of the A-bomb that finally put an end to the most destructive conflict in history.
Narrated by Arthur Kent and produced by Norflicks, No Price Too High chronicles Canada's role in the major events of the war, including The Battle oF Britain, Dieppe and D-Day. Incorporating the personal letters, photographs and diaries of many Canadians including those at home, No Price Too High reflects the hopes, dreams, heartbreaks, fears, and terrors of young men and women suddenly swept into a world of destruction, conflict and chaos
EPISODE SUMMARY
No Price Too High, chronicles the history of Canadian participation in the Second World War. Episode one commences with the unveiling of the Vimy Memorial, and episode six ends with victory in 1945. The six hour series has a logical thematic structure designed to cover all the principle areas of Canadian participation.
Program 1: Folly 1936 to 1939 - Dedication of the Vimy Memorial
Program 2: Lifeline - June 1940 to December 1941
Program 3: The End of the Beginning - 1942
Program 4: Alton was a Poet - 1943
Program 5: Liberation - 1944
Program 6: Victory - March 1945 to year's end
CITY TV/ TVO/ TFO/ CANADIAN LEARNING TELEVISION/ PBS ENGLISH AND FRENCH 1995 |
