Passchendaele (2008)
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- R
- 1h 54min
- Drama, History
- 17 Oct 2008 (Canada)
- Movie
The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.
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Awards:
- 11 wins & 5 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Paul Gross | ... |
Michael Dunne
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| Michael Greyeyes | ... |
Highway
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| James Kot | ... |
Skinner
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| Jesse Frechette | ... |
Peters
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Rainer Kahl | ... |
German Gunner
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| Landon Liboiron | ... |
German Soldier
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| Caroline Dhavernas | ... |
Sarah Mann
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Patricia Benedict | ... |
Nursing Matron
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Hugh Probyn | ... |
Carmichael
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Jim Mezon | ... |
Dobson-Hughes
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| Brian Dooley | ... |
McKinnon
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| Joe Dinicol | ... |
David Mann
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Meredith Bailey | ... |
Cassie Walker
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Robert Nogier | ... |
Harper
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Francis Damberger | ... |
Mayor Costello
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David Ley | ... |
Dr. Walker
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| Judith Buchan | ... |
Mrs. Costello
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| David Lawrence Brown | ... |
Dr. Bernard
(as Dave Brown)
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| Chad Nobert | ... |
Doctor #2
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Lois Holley | ... |
Older Woman
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Stafford Lawrence | ... |
Older Man
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| Gil Bellows | ... |
Royster
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| Marty Antonini | ... |
Johnny
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James Defelice | ... |
Morton
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Sean Anthony Olsen | ... |
Lt. Maxwell
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| Ryan Cowie | ... |
Horne
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Alex Arsenault | ... |
Cahill
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| Justin Michael Carriere | ... |
Godin
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| Tom Carey | ... |
Witchell
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Chris Ippolito | ... |
Miles
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Brett Manyluk | ... |
Johnson
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| Jayson Therrien | ... |
MP
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Don Bland | ... |
RSM Watchman
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| Adam J. Harrington | ... |
Colonel Ormond
(as Adam John Harrington)
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Brian Jensen | ... |
Major Bingham
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Joe Desmond | ... |
Lt. Hanson
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Christopher Myles | ... |
Blind Soldier
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| David LeReaney | ... |
Dr. McAndrew
(as David Lereaney)
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| Jeffrey Watson | ... |
Wounded Soldier
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| David Haysom | ... |
Gunner Officer
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Stephen Warner | ... |
Soldier #3
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| Jason Cermak | ... |
Lewis Gunner
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Joseph Allan Sutherland | ... |
Rifleman
(as Joe Sutherland)
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Ross Crockett | ... |
German Sergeant
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C. Adam Leigh | ... |
Stretcher Bearer
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Teresa Hung | ... |
Land Lady
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Mandy Stobo | ... |
Widow
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| Dan Baziuk | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Devon F. Burdeyney | ... |
Young Recruit (uncredited)
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Zack Button | ... |
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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| Kevin Doree | ... |
Canadian MP (uncredited)
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| Troy Fyhn | ... |
Dastard (uncredited)
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Jordan Loose | ... |
Blind Soldier (uncredited)
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Sheldon Maxwell | ... |
Artillery Crew (uncredited)
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Alexandra Mihill | ... |
Young Woman (uncredited)
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Raymond G. Rempel | ... |
Soldier in Church (uncredited)
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| Jason Seelmann | ... |
Horseman (uncredited)
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| Justin Stone | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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| Lara Taillon | ... |
Nurse / Nun in Church (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Paul Gross | ||
Written by
| Paul Gross | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Janina Barrett | ... | associate producer |
| Francis Damberger | ... | producer |
| Niv Fichman | ... | producer |
| Paul Gross | ... | producer |
| Julie Lawrence | ... | associate producer |
| Penny McDonald | ... | associate producer |
| Thom J. Pretak | ... | line producer |
| Frank Siracusa | ... | producer |
| Austin Wong | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | ||
Cinematography by
| Gregory Middleton | ||
Editing by
| David Wharnsby | ||
Editorial Department
| Frank Biasi | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Rob Gyorgy | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Chuck Kahn | ... | first assistant picture editor |
| Mark Kueper | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
Casting By
| Rhonda Fisekci | ||
Production Design by
| Carol Spier | ||
Art Direction by
| Tracey Baryski | ||
Set Decoration by
| Janice Blackie-Goodine | ||
Costume Design by
| Wendy Partridge | ||
Makeup Department
| Judy Durbacz | ... | hair department: daily |
| Amy Gervais | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Danielle Hanson | ... | second assistant makeup artist |
| Chris Harrison-Glimsdale | ... | key hair stylist (as Christine Harrison) |
| Gail Kennedy | ... | makeup department head / special makeup effects supervisor |
| Angela McIntosh | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Rochelle Pomerleau | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Joanne Preece | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Samantha J. Rumball | ... | makeup artist (as Samantha Rumball) |
| Jeanette Stawiarski | ... | hair stylist |
| Sharon Toohey | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| David Trainor | ... | special makeup effects technician |
| Eva McKenzie | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Franca Vaccaro | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Linda Rogers-Ambury | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Philip Chipera | ... | first assistant director (as Phil Chipera) |
| Jesse Cooper | ... | third assistant director |
| Francis Damberger | ... | second unit director |
| Cory Faulkner | ... | second assistant director |
| Lorie Gibson | ... | third assistant director |
| Lisa Jemus | ... | daily assistant director / third assistant director |
| Michele Williams | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| Cody Baker | ... | art department trainee |
| Sean Blackie | ... | co-set decorator |
| Greg Chown | ... | storyboard artist |
| Laura Cuthill-Luft | ... | head buyer (as Laura Cuthill) |
| Justin Faubert | ... | assistant greens |
| Dean Goodine | ... | property master |
| Amber Humphries | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Craig Humphries | ... | graphic artist |
| Candice Husum | ... | set dresser |
| Charmaine Husum | ... | props painter (as Scenic Charms) |
| Rick Janzen | ... | paint foreman |
| Tom Johnson | ... | paint coordinator |
| Corinna Johnston | ... | painter |
| Anisa Lalani | ... | art department coordinator |
| Loyola Lewis | ... | on-set painter |
| Christine McDonald | ... | painter (as Christine MacDonald) |
| Sean McGee | ... | assistant property master: second unit |
| Megz Reynolds | ... | set dresser |
| Christopher J.A. Smith | ... | on-set dresser |
| Dan Stoddart | ... | Picture Car Builder / Special Skills Expert Driver |
| Jason Webster | ... | painter |
| James Weeks | ... | greens coordinator |
| Jordy Wihak | ... | assistant property master |
| Kelly Wills | ... | greens assistant / props assistant |
| Ken Wills | ... | props assistant |
| Kimberley Zaharko | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Jeremy Balko | ... | adr mixer: Los Angeles |
| Rick Bold | ... | boom operator |
| Garrell Clark | ... | sound mixer |
| Roderick Deogrades | ... | sound effects editor |
| Steve Foster | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Barry Gilmore | ... | dialogue editor |
| Brooke Graeff | ... | foley assistant |
| Jack Heeren | ... | foley mixer |
| Craig MacLellan | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Vanessa Marshak | ... | foley recording assistant |
| Steve Medeiros | ... | second assistant sound editor |
| Peter Melnychuk | ... | boom operator |
| Brent Planiden | ... | adr recordist |
| David Rose | ... | sound |
| Justan Ross | ... | sound assistant |
| Lou Solakofski | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kevin Swartz | ... | trailer sound designer |
| Jane Tattersall | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Don White | ... | foley recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Kelly Coe | ... | fabricator |
| Brock Jolliffe | ... | special effects: Toronto Unit |
| Amanda Paller | ... | special effects technician |
| James Paradis | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Maurice Routly | ... | special effects assistant |
Visual Effects by
| Austin Basile | ... | digital compositor |
| Romain Bayle | ... | matte painter |
| Dan Brittain | ... | digital compositor |
| Pete Dionne | ... | 3d supervisor: Technicolor |
| Christopher Elke | ... | visual effects producer: Technicolor Vancouver |
| Steve Elliott | ... | visual effects I/O: Technicolor |
| John Fukushima | ... | compositing supervisor |
| T.J. Galda | ... | studio technical supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services |
| Jason Giberson | ... | film scanning and recording |
| Ryan Kuba | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Colin Liggett | ... | senior composite artist |
| Ken MacKenzie | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Ralph Maiers | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Stephen Misek | ... | character technical director |
| Erik Nordby | ... | digital effects supervisor |
| Jeremy Price | ... | visual effects |
| Persis Reynolds | ... | visual effects executive producer: Technicolor Vancouver |
| Cabral Rock | ... | on-set visual effects coordinator |
| Vicki Silva | ... | digital compositor |
| Michael Stewart | ... | digital compositor: Technicolor |
| Patrick Thompson | ... | digital compositor |
| Chris Van Dyck | ... | digital compositor: Technicolor |
| Dmitry Vinnik | ... | visual effects artist |
| Derek Wolfe | ... | visual effects artist |
| Noel Wright | ... | compositor |
| Matt Yeoman | ... | digital compositor |
| Tong Zhou | ... | cg artist: Technicolor |
Stunts
| Dwight Beard | ... | stunts |
| Guy Bews | ... | stunt performer |
| Tommy Clarke | ... | horse riding performer |
| Chad Cosgrave | ... | stunt double: Michael Greyeyes / stunts |
| Aron Eastwood | ... | stunts |
| Christian Fraser | ... | stunt double |
| Leigh-Anne Graham | ... | Stunt Paramedic |
| Kirk Jarrett | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
| James Paradis | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
| John Scott | ... | stunts |
| Dan Skene | ... | stunt performer |
| Sean Skene | ... | stunt performer |
| Jodi Stecyk | ... | stunt performer |
| Ty Trand | ... | stunt rigger |
| Ron Webber | ... | stunt performer |
| Dwayne Wiley | ... | stunt rigger / stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Eakin | ... | lighting technician |
| Jordan Easton | ... | lighting technician |
| Christa Holten | ... | second assistant camera |
| Dale H. Jahraus | ... | camera operator |
| Mike Kolafa | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Chris Large | ... | still photographer |
| Robin Lindala | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Rhett Miller | ... | grip |
| Tim Milligan | ... | dolly grip |
| Danny Nowak | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Larry Portmann | ... | focus puller: "a" camera |
| Clayton Richard-Long | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Grizz Salzl | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Mark Christopher Sebert | ... | video assist: second unit |
| Alison J. Stewart | ... | best boy grip |
| Andrew Thom | ... | genie operator |
| Luke Towers | ... | camera trainee |
| Rob Turko | ... | lighting technician |
| Marcel Wassink | ... | electrician |
| Joshua Whitford | ... | lighting technician |
| Peter Wilke | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| Jacob Bond | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Greg Cox | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Curtis Cripps | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Marcy Dichter | ... | extras casting |
| Mara Stevens | ... | extras casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Colleen Bryant | ... | costumer: tailor |
| Caroline Delaney | ... | costumer |
| Nancy Jones | ... | costume set supervisor: extras |
| Heather Moore | ... | costume set supervisor |
| Tracy Murray | ... | costumer |
| Christine Yanish | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Peter Horn | ... | location manager |
| Ed Huery | ... | trainee location manager |
Music Department
| Kevin Banks | ... | music editor |
| Christopher Kennedy | ... | music editor |
| Alex Pauk | ... | conductor |
| Marek Szpakiewicz | ... | musician: cello solo / orchestrator |
Transportation Department
| Bruce McGregor | ... | driver |
| Grant McPhee | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Bruce Toy | ... | cast driver |
Additional Crew
| Cynthia Amsden | ... | unit publicist |
| Dwight Beard | ... | wrangler |
| T.J. Bews | ... | head wrangler |
| Wright Bruisedhead | ... | wrangler |
| Andrew Campbell | ... | production assistant |
| Cameron Chapman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Powys Dewhurst | ... | production staff |
| Rob Doak | ... | video coordinator |
| John Duncan | ... | legal services |
| Scott Emerson | ... | wrangler |
| Leigh-Anne Graham | ... | On-set Paramedic |
| Indira Guha | ... | business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada |
| David B. Guthrie | ... | production assistant (as David Guthrie) |
| Tim Heller | ... | ww1 re-enactor |
| Krista Johnston | ... | clearances |
| Kevin Krikst | ... | assistant: Paul Gross & Niv Fichman |
| John Lacroix | ... | production accountant |
| Dave Leader | ... | wrangler captain |
| Gilles Levesque | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Eva MacGregor | ... | assistant accountant |
| Jacey Mah | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Lara McDonald | ... | wrangler |
| Tracy Noga | ... | trainee production coordinator |
| Emily O'Banion | ... | set medic |
| Hugh Probyn | ... | assistant: Paul Gross |
| Brian Sepanzyk | ... | set production assistant |
| Chantal Teasdale | ... | craft service: second unit |
| Shawn Wells | ... | wrangler |
| Robert C. Yu | ... | acquisitions executive |
Thanks
| Michael Joseph Dunne | ... | in memory of (as Michael Joseph Dunne Reg. #447977 C.E.F.) |
| Indira Guha | ... | thanks |
| Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund (produced with the participation of)
- Damberger Film & Cattle Co. (in association with)
- Rhombus Media
- Whizbang Films
Distributors
- 21st Century Pictures (2009) (Australia)
- AMG Entertainment (2009) (Japan)
- Alliance (2008) (Canada)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2009) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (both DVD and Blu-ray cropped to 1.78:1)
- Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (Scandinavia)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Eagle Films (2008) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Eén (2011) (Belgium) (tv)
- High Fliers Films (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Opening Distribution (2010) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Technicolor Creative Services (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Brigade Productions (with the generous support of)
- Cal-B-Ques Catering (catering)
- Canadian Armed Forces (the producers would like to thank: the men and women of)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- D.R.S. Resource Investments (with the generous support of)
- Dox Investments (with the generous support of)
- Duncan Morin Barristers & Solicitors (legal services)
- Eastside Communications (publicity: Germany)
- Film Finances Canada (completion guarantor)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound (foley recorded at)
- Fujifilm (film supplied by)
- Glen Gould Studio, CBC Toronto (music recording studio)
- High Terrain Helicopters (helicopters)
- Kodak (film supplied by)
- Panavision (cameras provided by)
- Pictorvision (wescam technology supplied by)
- Power Corporation of Canada (with the generous support of)
- PowerComm (with the generous support of)
- Studio 211, CBC Toronto (music recording studio)
- Studio 211, CBC Toronto (score mixing studio)
- Tattersall Sound (picture editing facilities)
- Tattersall Sound (sound editing)
- Technicolor Creative Services (post-production)
- The Calgary Foundation (with the generous support of)
- The Research House Clearance Services (script clearance)
- William F. White International (lighting and grip and chapman dollies provided by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Sergeant Michael Dunne fights in the 10th Battalion, AKA The "Fighting Tenth" with the 1st Canadian Division and participated in all major Canadian battles of the war, and set the record for highest number of individual bravery awards for a single battle. Written by Mark Cameron |
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| Taglines | in love, there is only one rule... don't die. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Canada | CAD847,522, 19 Oct 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Paul Gross wrote and directed this film, and its closing song "After the War." His grandfather, Michael Joseph Dunne, a WWI vet, once confessed to a young Gross about bayoneting a young lad in the forehead. Gross later said on Dunne's deathbed he was muttering for forgiveness and he was the only one who knew what was being talked about. See more » |
| Goofs | In the climactic battle sequence (1:33'51'' mark) as a German soldier stabs a fallen body, the bayonet bends as if made of rubber. See more » |
| Soundtracks | After the War See more » |
| Crazy Credits | During the end credits, Black and White footage of the real battle of Passchendaele are shown. See more » |
| Quotes |
Michael Dunne:
Do you think maybe I could accompany you to a dance, or...? Sarah Mann: I don't dance with soldiers. Michael Dunne: I could lose the uniform. Sarah Mann: I don't dance with naked soldiers. See more » |