Canadian Army Newsreels

Synopsis: Featuring twenty hours of footage, this 6 DVD set contains 106 newsreels filmed and produced by the Canadian Army Film Unit during the Second World War.

The front-line cameramen were soldiers first and took guns into battle along with their 35 mm movie cameras to record the Canadian Infantry in action. Their heroic efforts enabled them to scoop the international press on the major events in Europe including the invasion of Sicily and the top story of the century: D-Day.

The newsreels also feature the daily routines of the soldiers behind the lines, life on the home front and historic footage of politicians and generals from the Allied and Axis countries. The newsreels were produced by the Army for soldiers serving overseas. Some footage shot by the Film Unit was also shown in home front movie theatres.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Year of release: 2010
Subjects: Film studies; History
Keywords: armed conflict; armed forces; Canada; D-Day; military history; newsreel films; World War II

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