CinemaOSMovie · 1992 · 1h 44m

Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

The Valour and the Horror

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A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II. Posits Royal Air Force Bomber Command "deliberately hid the truth" about RAF bomber crew survival rates, concealed plans about deliberately annihilating civilians, and betrayed the trust of Canadian military airmen. Part of "The Valour and the Horror" mini-series.

Directed byBrian McKenna

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
EN
Released
January 19, 1992
Studios
CBCONF | NFB

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Terence McKenna

Narrator

Graeme Campbell

Sir Arthur Harris

Nicholas Shields

Jim Moffat

Janne Mortil

Mary Moore 'Bubbles'

Andrew Gillies

Andrew Gillies

Freeman Dyson

Duncan Ollerenshaw

Duncan Ollerenshaw

Joseph Corbally

J. H. Wyman

J. H. Wyman

Lloyd Smith

Billy Parrott

Billy Parrott

William Paul Soeder

Jonathan Wilson

Jonathan Wilson

James Morrison

Creative team
Directed by
Brian McKenna
Written by
D'Arcy O'Connor
Terence McKenna
Produced by
Arnie Gelbart
Arnie Gelbart
Darce Fardy

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