English Title: Battle of Passchendaele
Chinese Title: 帕斯尚尔战役
Year: 2008
Country: Canada
Category: Drama/History/Romance/War
Language: English
Running Time: 114 mins
Director: Paul Gross
Cast: Caroline Dhavernas ....Sarah Mann
Paul Gross ....Michael Dunne
Gil Bellows ....Royster
Michael Greyeyes ....Highway
Adam Harrington ....Colonel Ormand
Introduction:
The Battle of Passchendaele was one of the most famous battles in World War I, lasting for a very long time, from July 31st to November 6th in 1917. The British commander at that time hoped to lead his troops to capture Passchendaele in Belgium and destroy German submarine bases. This was not only a severe war but also the bloodiest one, with 325,000 Allied casualties and 260,000 German casualties. Without counting other damages, the death toll of this battle accounted for one-third of the total number of American deaths in the entire World War II. The war ended with the capture of Passchendaele by the British and Canadian armies.
This film depicts this historically famous battle through the letters exchanged between a pair of lovers. The grand scenes reveal the intensity and cruelty of war, as well as people's longing for love and peace during turbulent times.