A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong Poster

A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

100.00% | January 12, 1992 | Documentary, War

The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission. The C Force, consisting of about 2000 soldiers from the Winnipeg Grenadiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada (from Quebec City) were, with the other British, Indian and Hong Kong troops, attacked on December 8, 1941 and overwhelmed by Japanese troops, leading to numerous casualties and the surrender on Christmas day. The Canadians would spend more than 3 and half years as prisoners of war, in horrible conditions. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini series.

Featured Crew

Brian McKenna
Director
Cliff Chadderton
Thanks
D'Arcy O'Connor
Story
0

Cast

Andrew Tarbet
Andrew Tarbet
John Payne
David Hewlett
David Hewlett
Walter Jenkins
Greg Spottiswood
Greg Spottiswood
John Stroud
Brooke Johnson
Brooke Johnson
Kay Christie

Images