Profession of arms

Episode number 3 of Series “War”.
(War series 3) This video is about professional soldiers - the career officers in every country who devote their lives to maintaining military organizations and nurturing the attitides that go with them.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Michael Bryans

Tina Viljoen

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:57:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1984

Appears in

War

Group of items

War

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509468

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Military life

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Soldiers

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Weapons

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1984

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