Bethune - The Making of a Hero

original title:
Bethune - The Making of a Hero
other titles:
Bethune, l'étoffe d'un héros, Dr. Bethune, (Bethune - Arzt und Held)
country / year of production:
Canada , China , France / 1990
original length:
116 min. , color
premiere:
D: 25 December 1992
genre:
history film
based on:
Ted Allan/ Sydney Gordon. The scalpel, the sword. The story of Dr. Norman Bethune. Boston: Little/ Brown, 1952.
director:
Phillip Borsos
film script:
Ted Allan
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cinematographer:
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composer:
cast (role):
Inaki Aierra , Anouk Aimée , Lorne Brass
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plot synopsis:
This film is based on the true story of the Canadian doctor Norman Bethune. Shown are all stations of his life: His deeply religious family in Ontario, his medical studies at school, the development of his wish to help less fortunated people and give them medical aid. A huge part of his life he helped people in the war zones in Europe or developed new technologies in his home country. In 1939 he died of blood poisoning during he helped the Chinese armee in the fight against the Japanese during World War II.
keywords:
authenticity , communism , doctors in war , field hospital , single fighter , based on a true story
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
John Wilson. Norman Bethune: A life of passionate conviction. Montreal: XYZ Publ., 1999.
remarks:
Donald Sutherland has previously essayed the role of Norman Bethune in a 1977 TV movie.
availability:
VHS NTSC