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Overview

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6.8/10   171 votes
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Director:
Phillip Borsos
Writers:
Ted Allan (novel)
Ted Allan (screenplay)
Release Date:
17 September 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
lost chance more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Donald Sutherland ... Dr. Norman Bethune

Helen Mirren ... Frances Penny Bethune

Helen Shaver ... Mrs. Dowd

Colm Feore ... Chester Rice
James Pax ... Mr. Tung
Da Guo ... Dr. Chian

Anouk Aimée ... Marie-France Coudaire
Ronald Pickup ... Alan Coleman
Geoffrey Chater ... Dr. Archibald
Tan Zong-Yao ... General Nieh
Ke-Yaw Zhang ... Chairman Mao
Iñaki Aierra ... Dr. Salvador
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lorne Brass ... Reporter 1
Sophie Faucher ... Nurse MacKenzie
Frank Fontaine ... Dr. Williamson
Ethel Gerstein ... Gaggle Lady
Peggy Goldberg ... Gaggle Lady
Rebecca Hogan ... Gaggle lady
Beatrice Home ... Mary

James Hong
Nicholas Kilbertus ... George Pilling
Danute Kristo ... Ingrid Halstrom
Emilio Linder
Harrison Liu ... Dr. Fong
Jack McGuigan ... Gaggle Man
Linda O'Dwyer ... Nursing Sister
Yvan Ponton ... Frank Coudaire
Leona Toppel ... Gaggle Lady

Timothy Webber
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bethune, l'étoffe d'un héros (Canada: French title)
Dr. Bethune
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Runtime:
Germany:168 min | USA:115 min
Country:
Canada | China | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
China

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Movie Connections:
Remade as "Bethune" (2006) more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
lost chance, 9 October 1999
Author: peter-209 from mississippi

The life and times of Norman Bethune represent the stuff great epic movies are made of. Unfortunately, the creators of this film missed the opportunity and spoiled everything they could. The time line is unnecessarily disordered, psychology and camera unengaging, props are fake (e.g. brand new uniforms of the Chinese soldiers). I do not comment about the politics or ideology of the film, but as art, it is overwhelmingly disappointing.

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