The Battle of Vimy Ridge
Far from Home: Canada and the Great War - Part 2
120 mins
A two-hour documentary which recreates for the viewer one of the greatest battles in Canadian military history. The film was made to show that Canadian character at its best, forging an identity for a country that before the First World War had been seen only as a British colony - an identity and a character that became recognized and respected throughout Europe.
William Dunlop
Arthur Currie
Gary Krawford
Frederick Scott
Alan Erlich
Director
Gina Binetti
Editor
Richard Nielsen
Producer
Richard Nielsen
Writer
Marta Nielsen
Associate Producer
James Wallen
Writer
Aaron Davis
Music
John Lang
Music
Rachel Zolf
Visual Development
Adam Swica
Director of Photography
Ernie Spiteri
First Assistant Camera
Ralph MacDonald
First Assistant Camera
Colin Hoult
Second Assistant Camera
Doug Reid
Gaffer
Gerry Mendoza
Best Boy Electric
John Oliver
Key Grip
Shawn Maher
Key Grip
Michael Lavelle
Grip
Brock Jolliffe
Special Effects
Ava Gerlitz
Still Photographer
Christine Urias
Wardrobe Coordinator
Cassandra Spence
Wardrobe Assistant
Lyn Bracken
Makeup Artist
Tetsuko Kaneko
Makeup Artist
Gillian Farnsworth
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Don Ritchie
Modeling
Alison Clark
Supervising Sound Editor
Elma Bello
Sound Editor
William Latanville
Assistant Sound Editor
Donna Powell
Foley Artist
Dino Pigat
Mix Technician
Lou Solakofski
Mix Technician
Todd Hodge
Online Editor
Adam Swica
Graphic Designer
Terry Copp
Thanks
Barney Danson
Thanks
Don Haig
Executive Producer
Ken Hirsch
Associate Producer
Doug Steeden
Executive Producer
Richard Nielsen
Executive Producer
Lana Pitkin
Assistant Production Manager
Christopher Gagosz
Art Direction
Allan Levine
Assistant Director