Bethune
1964•59m•7.5•Released
Documentary
A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese Army during the Sino-Japanese War. In Spain he pioneered the world's first mobile blood-transfusion service; in China his work behind battle lines to save the wounded has made him a legendary figure. This hour-long documentary film pieces together his remarkable career.
Director
Donald Brittain
Writer
Donald Brittain, John Kemeny, Norman Bethune
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Michael Kane
The words of Norman Bethune read by (voice)
Lister Sinclair
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Donald Brittain
Producer
John Kemeny
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