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Bethune

5.7 88 mins TV Movie   Drama   1977
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)  
Director(s): Eric Till

Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.

Casts of Bethune

Donald Sutherland

as Dr. Norman Bethune

Kate Nelligan

as Frances Bethune

David Gardner

as John Bellamy

James Hong

as General Nieh

Gerard Parkes

as Dr. MacCacken

Patrick Watson

as R.E. Coleman

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