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Based on the diaries of Canadian doctor Ben Wheeler during his internment in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during World War II, this feature-length docudrama is a glowing account of the spirit and its will to survive physical and mental suffering. The film is comprised of newsreel footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
Top Cast
Donald Sutherland as Narrator (voice)
David Edney as Ben Wheeler
Frank C. Turner as Peter Seed
Anne Wheeler as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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