The Enemy Within
2003•53m•Released
Documentary
Filmmaker Eva Colmers' father Theo Melzer spent three and a half years in a POW camp in Lethbridge, Alberta -- one of 25 such camps across Canada housing German prisoners captured during World War II. Surviving prisoners, including Melzer, recount how their lives were changed by the unexpected respect and dignity they received at the hands of their Canadian captors.
Director
Eva Colmers
Writer
Eva Colmers
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Eva Colmers
Self - Narrator
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Bonnie Thompson
Producer
Jerry Krepakevich
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