Introduction

For King and Empire: Canada’s Soldiers in the Great War is a six-part documentary series about the Canadian Army’s participation in World War I.

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Outline

With historian Norm Christie as our guide, we explore the battlefields, cemeteries and monuments of World War I.

In their own words, the men who fought tell their stories, and we discover how the naïve amateur soldiers of 1914 became, by 1918, perhaps the most feared, efficient, and deadly allied corps on the western front.

For King And Empire Series

• Episode 01: Baptism of Fire (Ypres).
• Episode 02: Slaughter and Sacrifice (The Somme).
• Episode 03: Storming The Ridge (Vimy Ridge).
• Episode 04: Slaughter in The Mud (Passchendaele).
• Episode 05: Masters of War.
• Episode 06: Shadows of The Great War.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Peter Williamson … (3 episodes).
  • Harvey Crossland … (2 episodes).
• Producer(s):
  • Ira Levy … executive producer / producer (5 episodes).
  • Gilbert Reid … associate producer (5 episodes).
  • Kirsten Scollie … supervising producer (5 episodes).
  • Peter Williamson … executive producer / producer (5 episodes).
  • Rick Miller … series editor (1 episode).
• Writer(s):
  • Norm Christie … (book) (5 episodes).
  • Gilbert Reid … (5 episodes).
• Music:
  • Davis Cremar … (5 episodes).
  • Robert Jennings … (5 episodes).
• Cinematography:
  • Eric Schurman … (5 episodes).
• Editor(s):
  • Paul Kilback … (5 episodes).
  • Greg Hopen … (1 episode).
  • Richard Miller … (1 episode).
• Production:
  • History Television (in association with).
  • Knowledge Network (in association with).
  • Millennium Bureau of Canada (in association with).
  • Saskatchewan Communications Network (in association with).
• Distribution:
  • Breakthrough Entertainment (all media).
  • History Television (2001) (Canada) (TV).
• Release Date: 04 November 2001 (US).
• Running time: 60 minutes (per episode).
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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