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Bethune

Bethune

★ 7.5/10•1964•59m•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.

Norman Bethune · Writer

Donald Brittain · Writer

John Kemeny · Writer

Donald Brittain · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1964

Actors

Michael Kane

Michael Kane

The words of Norman Bethune read by (voice)

Lister Sinclair

Lister Sinclair

Narrator (voice)

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