Brian McKenna Movies

  • 2016
    Newfoundland at Armageddon

    Newfoundland at Armageddon

    Newfoundland at Armageddon

    02016HD

    On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the Somme, led by the British. At Beaumont Hamel...

    Newfoundland at Armageddon
  • 1996
    A Web of War

    A Web of War

    A Web of War

    01996HD

    The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very...

    A Web of War
  • 1992
    A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

    A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

    A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong

    101992HD

    The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to...

    A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong
  • 1986
    Soldier's Revenge

    Soldier's Revenge

    Soldier's Revenge

    41986HD

    Frank Morgan risked his life for his country in the Vietnam War, but when he came home, no hero's welcome awaited him; instead he was branded a...

    Soldier's Revenge
  • 2007
    The Great War

    The Great War

    The Great War

    02007HD

    A historical recreation of the experience of Canadian soldiers in World War One, with a cast of descendants of the people who participated in it.

    The Great War
  • 1992
    In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

    In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

    In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944

    101992HD

    A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an...

    In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944
  • 2000
    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot

    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot

    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot

    12000HD

    In 1955, as a hotly contested hockey season was coming to an end, the star of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, was suspended for...

    Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot
  • 1983
    Gary Carter Visits Japan

    Gary Carter Visits Japan

    Gary Carter Visits Japan

    01983HD

    Montreal Expos star catcher Gary Carter visits Japan to learn about the customs and traditions of baseball in the Far East. He also encounters other...

    Gary Carter Visits Japan
  • 2009
    Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm

    Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm

    Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm

    102009HD

    Documentary about the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France. Both leaders, Wolfe and...

    Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm
  • 1992
    Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

    Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

    Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command

    11992HD

    A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during...

    Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command
  • 2013
    The Secret World of Gold

    The Secret World of Gold

    The Secret World of Gold

    02013HD

    In a wide-ranging look at the history and present of the barbarous relic, CBC's Brian McKenna and Ann-Marie MacDonald have gathered many perspectives...

    The Secret World of Gold
  • 2005
    Big Sugar

    Big Sugar

    Big Sugar

    102005HD

    Documentary on the Political History of the Sugar Industry.

    Big Sugar