Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:CBC Docs, CBC
Cast & Crew
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Rod Etheridge
Director
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Rod Etheridge
Producer
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Dan Murphy
Assistant Director
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Keith Burgess
Camera Operator
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Rod Etheridge
Writer
Trail of the Caribou
"The Royal Newfoundland Regiment and the Great War"Movie
Audience Score
46 minDocumentary,
War
Plot
CBC News Newfoundland Labrador's documentary entitled “Trail of the Caribou” traces the journey of the brave men of the Newfoundland Regiment. Created to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel, the movie gives a detailed account of the role the Regiment played in the First World War, putting faces to the story. Since the War, Caribou statutes were constructed in Europe to memorialize the significant places the Newfoundland Regiment fought. Trail of the Caribou transports the viewers to these places to trace the footsteps of the Newfoundland soldiers.
