Between 1936 and 1939, over forty thousand volunteers from around the world fought to save Spain’s constitutionally elected government. Los Canadienses is about the 1200 Canadians in the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion who joined that struggle. More than half of them never returned. Emotional, the film never lapses into sentimentality. Respectful, it is committed to the memory of those who truly believed in the cause of the Republic. Voice and narration by Donald Brittain. (Awards: Eight including Mannheim; New York; London)
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ACMI Identifier
015774
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Germany - Mannheim - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Great Britain - London - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Canada - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Foreign Relations
History → Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)