Bethune

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Donald Brittain

Writers

Donald Brittain, John Kemeny, Norman Bethune

Language

English

Country

Canada

Release date

1 January 1964

Ensemble

Cast

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  Michael Kane

  The words of Norman Bethune read by (voice)

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  Lister Sinclair

  Narrator (voice)