Brian McKenna

Most Popular Brian McKenna Trailers

Total trailers found: 12

A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong Trailer (1992)

12 January 1992

The documentary, using the dramatization of fact, makes the case that the Canadian government knowingly sent two unprepared infantry battalions to help defend Hong Kong in late 1941, fully aware that they may have been on a doomed mission.

Gary Carter Visits Japan Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Montreal Expos star catcher Gary Carter visits Japan to learn about the customs and traditions of baseball in the Far East.

The Great War Trailer (2007)

29 April 2007

A historical recreation of the experience of Canadian soldiers in World War One, with a cast of descendants of the people who participated in it.

Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command Trailer (1992)

19 January 1992

A documentary that uses dramatizations based on fact to tell the story of Canadian air crew in Canadian bomber squadrons under British command during World War II.

A Web of War Trailer (1996)

01 January 1996

The stories of the battles that brought together a Polish cavalry officer, a Canadian captain, and a Polish underground member are told by the very same Canadians who survived them.

The Secret World of Gold Trailer (2013)

17 April 2013

In a wide-ranging look at the history and present of the barbarous relic, CBC's Brian McKenna and Ann-Marie MacDonald have gathered many perspectives (pro and con) on gold.

Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Documentary about the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France.

Big Sugar Trailer (2005)

19 April 2005

Documentary on the Political History of the Sugar Industry.

Soldier's Revenge Trailer (1986)

11 December 1986

Frank Morgan risked his life for his country in the Vietnam War, but when he came home, no hero's welcome awaited him; instead he was branded a traitor.

Fire and Ice: The Rocket Richard Riot Trailer (2000)

01 June 2000

In 1955, as a hotly contested hockey season was coming to an end, the star of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice "the Rocket" Richard, was suspended for attacking an opponent with a stick and hitting a referee by then president of the NHL Clarence Campbell.

In Desperate Battle: Normandy 1944 Trailer (1992)

26 January 1992

A documentary, using dramatization of fact, that examines the Battle of Verrières Ridge, where on July 25, 1944 and not long after D-Day, an inexperienced battalion of the Canadian Black Watch Regiment launched a doomed attack and was defeated with heavy casualties by veteran German SS troops.

Newfoundland at Armageddon Trailer (2016)

30 June 2016

On July 1st, 1916, the Newfoundland Regiment took part in a massive First World War offensive on the Somme, led by the British.