The Profession of Arms (1983 film)
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The Profession of Arms is a 1983 Canadian documentary film
directed by Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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The film was the third film in the seven-part War
series, hosted by Gwynne Dyer
, examining modern warfare
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Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Michael Bryans and Tina Viljoen. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
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The film was the third film in the seven-part War
War (miniseries)
War: A Commentary by Gwynne Dyer is a 1983 Canadian television miniseries filmed by Gwynne Dyer. The miniseries was commissioned by the National Film Board of Canada and consists of 8 one-hour episodes.-Episodes:#"The Road to Total War"...
series, hosted by Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer, OC is a London-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian.Dyer was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and joined the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve at the age of sixteen...
, examining modern warfare
Modern warfare
Modern warfare, although present in every historical period of military history, is generally used to refer to the concepts, methods and technologies that have come into use during and after the Second World War and the Korean War...
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