Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
“The Valour and the Horror”
1992•1h 44m•4.5•Released
DocumentaryWar
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.
Director
Brian McKenna
Writer
Brian McKenna, Terence McKenna
Studio
CBC
Cast
Terence McKenna
Narrator
Graeme Campbell
Sir Arthur Harris
Nicholas Shields
Jim Moffat
Janne Mortil
Mary Moore 'Bubbles'
Andrew Gillies
Freeman Dyson
Duncan Ollerenshaw
Joseph Corbally
J. H. Wyman
Lloyd Smith
Billy Parrott
William Paul Soeder
Jonathan Wilson
James Morrison
Production
Company
CBC
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Darce Fardy
Producer
Adam Symansky
Producer
Arnie Gelbart
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