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As if they were angels

As if they were angels

DVD 2018

A deeply layered tale of shipwreck, steep loss of life, courage, sacrifice and human endurance; of rescue and remembrance. February 18, 1942. Two months after Pearl Harbor and US entry into World War II, a pair of destroyers escorted a supply ship through the treacherous North Atlantic to a base in Argentia, Newfoundland. Zig-zagging, and under strict radio silence to avoid German U boats, they were hit by a furious winter gale. Wind whipped wave...

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Newfoundland and Labrador History
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Description:
1 videodisc (85 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
E
Canadian Home Video Rating: Not rated
Other Title:
... As if they were angels
Notes:
Title from container
Canadiana
Narrated by Peter Coyote
DVD-R
For private home use only
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Audio track in English, captions in English
Control Number:
3050479
UPC:
810044719826
Other Authors:
Coyote, Peter, narrator
Random Media (Firm), film distributor
Strauss, Terry, film director
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