Sam's Army

March. 01,1999      
Rating:
8.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps.

Paul Gross as  Narrator
David Hemblen as  
Ray Landry as  

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Reviews

VividSimon
1999/03/01

Simply Perfect

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JinRoz
1999/03/02

For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

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Kien Navarro
1999/03/03

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Gary
1999/03/04

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

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