A War Story

Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.

Cast

Donald Sutherland

Narrator (voice)

David Edney

Ben Wheeler

Frank C. Turner

Peter Seed

Anne Wheeler

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Anne Wheeler

Director

Anne Wheeler

Writer

Ben Wheeler

Writer

Ron Orieux

Cinematography

Donaleen Saul

Art Direction

Robert Nichol

Director of Photography

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A War Story