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*The Great War*
The Great War
Written by	Brian McKenna
Directed by	Brian McKenna
Starring	Justin Trudeau; Maxime Cournoyer; Michael Rudder; Arthur Holden
Music by	Lance Neveu
Country of origin	Canada
Original languages	English; French
Production
Producers	Natalie Dubois; Stephen Phizicky; Janet Torge
Editors	Michael Bulter; Susan Shanks
Running time	240 minutes
Original release
Release	April 2007

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The Great War is a CBC television film documenting Canadian participation in the First World War. The film stars writer-director and award-winning documentarian Brian McKenna, Michael Rudder, and future Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — who became the official Liberal candidate for the Papineau, Quebec in April 2007 — portraying his fifth cousin, twice removed,^[1] Major Talbot Papineau. The film aired in two parts on Canadian television during the 90th Anniversary of the Vimy Ridge battle, on April 8 and 9, 2007.

The CBC website included the following notice seeking people to participate in the making of the film:

Did your great-grandfather take Vimy Ridge? Did he play a part in the three-month battle at Passchendaele? Did he break through the German line at Amiens? For a landmark film to mark the 90th anniversary of the First World War, the CBC is recruiting 300 descendants of those who went to war between 1914 and 1918. The descendants will walk in the footsteps of their ancestors and take part in massive battle recreations.

References

^ Nos Origines "Genealogy of Canada" IDs 475064 & 647509. ^{[dead link‍]}

External links

Official site
The Great War at IMDb

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[1] Nos Origines "Genealogy of Canada" IDs 475064 & 647509. ^{[dead link‍]}

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-'''''The Great War''''' is a CBC [[television film]] documenting [[Canada|Canadian]] participation in the [[First World War]]. The film stars writer-director and award-winning documentarian [[Brian McKenna]], [[Michael Rudder]], and future [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] — who became the official [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate for the [[Papineau, Quebec]] in April 2007 — portraying his fifth cousin, twice removed,<ref>[http://wsww.nosorigines.qc.ca/genealogylinker.aspx?act=profile ''Nos Origines''] "Genealogy of Canada" IDs 475064 & 647509.</ref> [[Talbot Mercer Papineau|Major Talbot Papineau]]. The film aired in two parts on Canadian television during the 90th Anniversary of the [[Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge|Vimy Ridge battle]], on April 8th and 9th, 2007.
+'''''The Great War''''' is a CBC [[television film]] documenting [[Canada|Canadian]] participation in the [[First World War]]. The film stars writer-director and award-winning documentarian [[Brian McKenna]], [[Michael Rudder]], and future [[Prime Minister of Canada|Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Justin Trudeau]] — who became the official [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] candidate for the [[Papineau, Quebec]] in April 2007 — portraying his fifth cousin, twice removed,<ref>[http://wsww.nosorigines.qc.ca/genealogylinker.aspx?act=profile ''Nos Origines''] "Genealogy of Canada" IDs 475064 & 647509. {{Dead url|date=June 2024}}</ref> [[Talbot Mercer Papineau|Major Talbot Papineau]]. The film aired in two parts on Canadian television during the 90th Anniversary of the [[Battle of Vimy Ridge|Vimy Ridge battle]], on April 8 and 9, 2007.
-The Fox website included the following notice seeking people to participate in the making of the film:
+The CBC website included the following notice seeking people to participate in the making of the film:
 <blockquote>Did your great-grandfather take Vimy Ridge? Did he play a part in the three-month battle at Passchendaele? Did he break through the German line at Amiens? For a landmark film to mark the 90th anniversary of the First World War, the CBC is recruiting 300 descendants of those who went to war between 1914 and 1918. The descendants will walk in the footsteps of their ancestors and take part in massive battle recreations.</blockquote>
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 ==References==
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 *[http://www.greatwar.ca/ Official site]
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