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An American Nurse at War (1997)
This 36-minute documentary, shot on Beta SP, tells the story of a WWI Red Cross nurse who spent four years in France caring for sick and wounded soldiers. The film is based on 650 original photos and 50 letters in the collection of nurse Marion McCune Rice of Brattleboro, Vermont. Life within the hospitals is documented showing the horrors nurses went through in treating soldiers torn apart by battle in the trenches. Behind-the Scenes: The film has attracted the attention of the History Channel. The Rice story (Rice was the subject of the film) will be included in their documentary- 'Letters Home-Letters From WW I.'
Director: Steve Hooper
Production Company: An American Nurse at War, Inc.
Producer: Steve Hooper, Chrys Montgomery, Jayne Burnett
For more information: www.nurse-at-war.org
