Angels of War (1983)
ANGELS OF WAR captures the experiences of villagers who lived through the Papua New Guinea campaign. Caught up in a war they could not understand or influence, they had no choice but to obey whoever held the gun. Their homes were bombed. They starved as refugees in the bush. They were conscripted as carriers. They fought as infantrymen and guerillas. In Japanese-held areas, they were forced to collaborate or risk execution; some were later hanged for treason by the Australians.
- Date of release
- 1983-02-27
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Andrew Pike, Gavan Daws, Hank Nelson
Interesting facts
Angels of War is a 1982 Australian documentary film, created by Andrew Pike, Hank Nelson and Gavan Daws, about the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels in Papua New Guinea in World War 2.
Production
Angels of War cost $80,000 with funding provided by the Australian National University and the Australian War Memorial.
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