Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
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- Donald SutherlandNarrator (voice)
- David EdneyBen Wheeler
- Frank C. TurnerPeter Seed
- Anne WheelerNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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- Anne WheelerDirector
- Anne WheelerWriter
- Ben WheelerWriter
- Robert NicholDirector of Photography
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