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Sam's Army

Sam's Army

Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 1

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Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 March 1999

Country

Cast

Paul Gross

Paul Gross

Narrator

Bradford Jackson

Bradford Jackson

Brad Austin

Brad Austin

John Bayliss

John Bayliss

David Calderisi

David Calderisi

Benedict Campbell

Benedict Campbell

William Colgate

William Colgate

William Dunlop

William Dunlop

Adrian Egan

Adrian Egan

Patrick Garrow

Patrick Garrow

Linda Goranson

Linda Goranson

Keith Hampshire

Keith Hampshire

David Hemblen

David Hemblen

Joergen Fuglsang

Joergen Fuglsang

Erica Jackson

Erica Jackson

Eric Koch

Eric Koch

Gary Krawford

Gary Krawford

Ray Landry

Ray Landry

Dan MacDonald

Dan MacDonald

Shawn Mathieson

Shawn Mathieson

John McMullan

John McMullan

Paul Miller

Paul Miller

Victoria Mitchell

Victoria Mitchell

John Ralston

John Ralston

Jacques Tourangeau

Jacques Tourangeau

Henri Bourassa

Richard Waugh

Richard Waugh

Roger Periard

Roger Periard

Heinar Piller

Heinar Piller

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