Ebook {Epub PDF} Passchendaele by Paul Gross

When Sergeant Michael Dunne (Paul Gross, Gunless) is wounded in battle during World War I, he is sent home to Calgary, Alberta. While recovering from his injuries, he becomes enamored with Sarah Mann (Caroline Dhavernas, Breach), a beautiful young nurse. Sarah's brother, David, desperately wants to follow in Michael's heroic footsteps in order to impress his girlfriend's father, but he is not able to /5().  · Gross began writing "Passchendaele" some 12 years ago, and soon realized that the sprawling epic he envisioned would require an extensive cast and a massive www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins. Sgt. Dunne (Paul Gross) returns to war to look after a nurse's brother%.

Paul Gross has been making Passchendaele in his mind for nearly 20 years. Canadians are a humble people by nature it would seem. They care about their country; heck, most of them love it. They just don't hang giant flags outside their front doors to say so. According to history though, the Canadian armed forces have always had a reputation. Synopsis by Jason Buchanan. Inspired by the stories once passed down to him by his grandfather, writer/director Paul Gross explores a defining period of Canadian history in this epic war drama concerning the Battle of Passchendaele. A video I made for Paul Gross's movie Passchendaele, using the song played at the end of the film, "After The War". Enjoy!

Passchendaele is a 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 Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, , when it also had the honour of opening the festival, and it was released widel. the Battle of Passchendaele. Paul Gross has spoken widely about this family connection, one of the reasons that impelled him to make this film. In a Herculean effort, Gross raised nearly $20 million, making Passchendaele the most expensive movie in Canadian history. It was also the highest grossing Canadian film of , earning $ million on. The motion picture Passchendaele, an epic set amidst the horror of war, was shot in Alberta from.