Return to Dresden
In 1945, Great Britain and the United States organized a bombing raid that devastated the ancient city of Dresden. This short documentary returns exactly 40 years after its destruction and celebrates its renaissance with the re-opening of one of the most beautiful opera houses in Europe. One guest at this gala was the Canadian navigator of one of the bomber planes, returning to Dresden on a mission of peace that brought him face-to-face with the people who were once his enemies.
The carpet bombing of Dresden, Germany in 1945 was a prelude to the massive destruction wrought by the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Forty years later, the city celebrated its renaissance with the opening of a new opera house. One of the guests was a Canadian navigator of one of the bomber planes. Now an ardent peace activist, he discovers the humanity that rose from the rubble.
Douglas Roche
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directorMartin Duckworth
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editingMartin Duckworth
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producerJacques Vallée
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cameraJean-Pierre Lachapelle
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soundRichard Besse
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sound editingAlain Sauvé
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re-recordingMichel DescombesAndré Gagnon
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narratorEarl PenningtonFrances Hyland
