Query: Films about the Canadian Armed Forces or that are 1960's action war films
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
D-Day the Sixth of June
The Seven Red Berets
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film)
The Devil's Brigade (film)
Black Book (film)
Captains of the Clouds
Hyena Road
Passchendaele (film)
Ordeal in the Arctic
Where Eagles Dare
Evidence from documents: D-Day the Sixth of June: A few hours before D-Day, Special Force Six, a joint American-British-Canadian commando unit, embarks to destroy an especially well-defended German coastal gun emplacement on the Normandy coast.
The Seven Red Berets: '''''Sette baschi rossi''''' also known as '''''The Red Berets''''', '''''Seven Red Berets''''' and '''''Congo Hell''''' is a 1969 Italian/West German co-production, filmed in Ethiopia, about a fictional group of mercenaries.
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007 film): Indeed, Dupuis is even wearing Dallaire's original army nametag and decorations from 1994.
The Devil's Brigade (film): 1960's action war films: a 1968 American DeLuxe Color war film
action: The film dramatizes the Brigade's first mission in the Italian Campaign, the task of capturing what is considered an impregnable German mountain stronghold, Monte la Difensa.
Black Book (film): Ellis proves her innocence to Canadian military intelligence and to the former Resistance leader Gerben Kuipers by means of Smaal's black book, which lists how many Jews had been taken to Akkermans for medical help just prior to their murders.
Captains of the Clouds: The film stars James Cagney and Dennis Morgan as Canadian pilots who do their part in the Second World War,
Hyena Road: '''''Hyena Road''''' is a 2015 Canadian war drama film written, directed by and starring Paul Gross. It was shown in the Gala Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was shown on 24 September 2015, at the Calgary Film Festival, before a general release on 9 October. It won three Canadian Screen Awards.
Passchendaele (film): '''''Passchendaele''''' is a 2008 Canadian war film, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres. The film had its premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, 2008, when it also had the honour of opening the festival, and it was released widely in Canada on October 17, 2008.
Ordeal in the Arctic: '''''Ordeal in the Arctic''''' is a television film written by Paul F. Edwards and directed by Mark Sobel. The film stars Richard Chamberlain, Catherine Mary Stewart, Melanie Mayron, Scott Hylands and Page Fletcher.


The accident that ''Ordeal in the Arctic'' depicted, occurred on October 30, 1991, when Canadian Forces Lockheed CC-130E Hercules (''130322''), from 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron (a part of Operation Boxtop), was flying from Edmonton, Alberta via Thule Air Base, Greenland on a bi-annual resupply mission to Canadian Forces Station Alert. At night, while on final approach to the airstrip, the pilot apparently was flying by sight rather than relying on instruments. The aircraft struck a rocky slope and crashed on Ellesmere Island, approximately 16 km (9.9 miles) short of the runway, resulting in the death of four of the 18 passengers and crew. Subsequent rescue efforts by personnel from CFS Alert, USAF personnel from Thule AB and CF personnel from 440 Squadron, CFB Edmonton, Alberta, and Trenton, Ontario, were hampered by a blizzard and local terrain. The pilot died of exposure while awaiting rescue.
While heading to Alert in the far north on October 30, 1991, pilot Captain John Couch misjudges his altitude and crashes 10 miles from the base. Master Corporal Roland Pitre, the loadmaster, is the first to die while three others also do not survive the impact: Warrant Officer, Robert Grimsley, Master Warrant Officer, Tom Jardine, and Captain Judy Trépanier.
Where Eagles Dare: '''''Where Eagles Dare''''' is a 1968 British war film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. It follows a joint British-American Special Operations Executive team of paratroopers raiding a castle (shot on location in Austria and Bavaria).