Movie: Bethune

Top 2 Billed Cast

Michael Kane
Michael Kane

The words of Norman Bethune read by (voice)

Lister Sinclair
Lister Sinclair

Narrator (voice)

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1964-01-01

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    5

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    2.5 starts
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    English
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