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Bethune: The Making of a Hero is a 1990 biographical period drama film directed by Phillip Borsos. The film is about the life and death of Norman Bethune, a Canadian physician who served as a combat surgeon during the Chinese Civil War.
Sep 17, 1993 · Bethune: The Making of a Hero. Canadian surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune (Donald Sutherland) journeys 1,500 miles into China to reach Mao Zedong's eighth route Army in the Wu Tai mountains where he will build hospitals, provide care, and train medics.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Phillip Borsos
- 1993-09-17
Mar 12, 2019 · The first Canada-China co-production, Bethune: The Making of a Hero spans the life and death of Ontario native Dr. Norman Bethune, who journeyed 1,500 miles into China to reach Mao's eighth route army in the mountains, where he built hospitals, provided care and trained medics during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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In this fact-based film, Canadian doctor Norman Bethune (Donald Sutherland) embarks on an incredible decades-long journey across the globe using unconventional medical methods to heal those...
- Biography
- Donald Sutherland
- Phillip Borsos
Bethune: The Making of a Hero. 1990. 1 hr 55 mins. Documentary, Drama. NR. Watchlist. Donald Sutherland portrays Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune, who became a medical hero during Mao...
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Canadian surgeon Dr. Norman Bethune (Donald Sutherland) journeys 1,500 miles into China to reach Mao Zedong's eighth route Army in the Wu Tai mountains where he will build hospitals, provide care, and train medics.
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The film opens on the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War, where a young Bethune (Donald Sutherland) is tending to the Republican wounded. When militarist Japan invades impoverished China, Bethune ensures that he is attached to the ragtag forces of Mao’s peasant 8th Route Army.
