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Banshees Over Canada is a canadien film of genre Documentary

Banshees Over Canada (1943)

Banshees Over Canada
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Length 19minutes
OriginCanada

Banshees Over Canada is a 19-minute 1943 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The film was produced by Sydney Newman and directed by James Beveridge. The film's Canadian French title was Vautours au-dessus du Canada. It was produced as part of the Canada Carries On series.

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British preparations for a German bombing raid are examined, as well as the resultant destruction caused by the raid and the defences mounted by Britain's Royal Air Force. Canadian preparations for air defence, should the country be attacked during the then-current Second World War is also highlighted.

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