Lest We Forget was Canada’s official Great War film. It sparked controversy when it was shown across the country in 1935, during the midst of the worst depression in Canadian history, and with a growing anxiety over the increased aggression of international dictators. The film provided a contested venue for what the Great War had meant to a generation of Canadians. But this was no ordinary war film. Officially sanctioned and constructed from archival footage, the story of Canada’s war was told in 100 minutes, from the opening phases through to the grim fighting on the Western Front, and including those who supported the soldiers from home. Many journalists, politicians, and veterans called Lest We Forget the most authentic film to have appeared since the end of the war, especially in contrast to Hollywood fictional productions.
Frank Badgley
Director
W.W. Murray
Director
The Birth of a Nation59%
Glory74%
Gettysburg70%
Bowling for Columbine75%
The Thin Red Line74%
The Charge of the Light Brigade61%
Flags of Our Fathers68%
191779%
In Old Chicago67%
Deepwater Horizon69%
The Last of the Mohicans73%
Legends of the Fall73%
Beast of War61%
Defiance68%
The Last Full Measure72%
Zulu74%
The Call of the Wild75%
Firebird74%
Paris, Texas80%
The Monuments Men60%
