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  • Crisis on the Hill (1962)
  • 28 min | Documentary, War
Crisis on the Hill (1962)
28 min | Documentary, War

September 1944 - March 1945. On the eve of victory Canada faces an internal crisis: an acute shortage of men for overseas service precipitates the conscription issue, threatens national unity and the King government.
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Updated Jun 13, 1962

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Jun 13, 1962 (Canada)

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20 cast members
Name Known for
Budd Knapp
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Harold Alexander
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John Bracken
Self - Leader: Conservative Party (archive footage) Self - Leader: Conservative Party (archive footage)   See fewer
M.J. Coldwell
Self - Leader: CCF Party (archive footage) Self - Leader: CCF Party (archive footage)   See fewer
H.D.G. Crerar
Self - Wipes Nose with Handkerchief (archive footage) Self - Wipes Nose with Handkerchief (archive footage)   See fewer
Thomas Crerar
Self - Mines and Resources Minister (archive footage) Self - Mines and Resources Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
James Gardiner
Self - Agriculture Minister (archive footage) Self - Agriculture Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
C.D. Howe
Self - Supply Minister (archive footage) Self - Supply Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
James Ilsley
Self - Finance Minister (archive footage) Self - Finance Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Angus L. Macdonald
Self - Navy Minister (archive footage) Self - Navy Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Mackenzie
Self - Veterans Affairs Minister (archive footage) Self - Veterans Affairs Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
A.G.L. McNaughton
Self - Defence Minister from Nov. 1944 (archive footage) (as Andy McNaughton) Self - Defence Minister from Nov. 1944 (archive footage) (as Andy McNaughton)   See fewer
Bernard L. Montgomery
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
George Pearkes
Self - Pacific Command (archive footage) Self - Pacific Command (archive footage)   See fewer
C.G. Power
Self - Air Minister, Resigns (archive footage) (as Chubby Power) Self - Air Minister, Resigns (archive footage) (as Chubby Power)   See fewer
J.L. Ralston
Self - Defence Minister to Nov. 1944 (archive footage) (as Layton Ralston) Self - Defence Minister to Nov. 1944 (archive footage) (as Layton Ralston)   See fewer
Guy Simonds
Self - with Crerar and Other Officers (archive footage) Self - with Crerar and Other Officers (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernest Alvia Smith
Self - Victoria Cross, at Buckingham Palace (archive footage) (as Smokey Smith) Self - Victoria Cross, at Buckingham Palace (archive footage) (as Smokey Smith)   See fewer
Louis St. Laurent
Self - Justice Minister (archive footage) Self - Justice Minister (archive footage)   See fewer
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