A War Story

Name: A War Story
Director: Anne Wheeler
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1981-11-08
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Donald Sutherland, David Edney, Frank C. Turner, Anne Wheeler

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1981 · 82 min · NR · Drama · War · TMDB 8.3/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Anne Wheeler

Cast

Donald Sutherland — Narrator (voice)
David Edney — Ben Wheeler
Frank C. Turner — Peter Seed
Anne Wheeler — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)