Passchendaele (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Paul Gross

Writer:

Paul Gross (written by)

Release Date:

17 October 2008 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Tagline:

in love, there is only one rule... don't die.

Plot:

The lives of a troubled veteran, his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in Alberta and then in Belgium during the bloody World War I battle of Passchendaele.

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Veteran | Alberta | Nurse | Platoon

Awards:

7 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Gross	...	Michael Dunne
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Sarah Mann
Joe Dinicol	...	David Mann
Meredith Bailey	...	Cassie Walker
Jim Mezon	...	Dobson-Hughes
Michael Greyeyes	...	Highway
Adam Harrington	...	Colonel Ormand (as Adam John Harrington)
Gil Bellows	...	Royster
James Kot	...	Skinner
Jesse Frechette	...	Peters
Rainer Kahl	...	German Machine Gunner
Landon Liboiron	...	Young German Soldier
Patricia Benedict	...	Nursing Matron
Hugh Probyn	...	Carmichael
Brian Dooley	...	McKinnon

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | German

Colour:

Colour | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Damberger Film & Cattle Co.

Trivia:

Extras were provided with 5mm wetsuits to make the hours and days of sitting and running in wet and muddy costumes bearable - even still many extras left after one day. A German full length jacket could weigh up to 60Lbs when wet and caked in mud.

Goofs:

Continuity: The position of the German's bayonet over Dunne's chest during the scuffle.

Quotes:

German Machine Gunner: [Extends hand towards Dunne] Kamerad...
[Dunne stabs him in the forehead]

Soundtrack:

After The War

It was pretty good, but not related to the fight of Passchendaele

The movie in my opinion was actually pretty, there was great fighting scene at the end, and there is a love story in between. The only part of the movie that I didn't like was that it really wasn't based to Passchendaele, I mean it is a bit disrespectful to the 600,000 thousand people who when to war for Canada. I love the movie, the only down side is that it really isn't based to Passchendaele. The other thing is, is that the movie it self is very believe able, and that makes it all the better. It isn't a waste of time, but if you want to see something that is not disrespecting people that fought for our lifes in the war, then maybe this movie isn't for you. It really doesn't show you what actually happened at the battle, but it shows the connection that three people have when they end up meeting each in Canada then at France.