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Canadian/UK co-pro seeks the truth of Pearl Harbor


TORONTO – Bell Media’s The Movie Network and Channel 4 (UK) have commissioned a new political thriller to mark the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor.Co-produced by Montreal’s Handel Productions and UK’s Arrow Media, Pearl Harbor: The Accused (TMN)/Pearl Harbor: The Truth (Channel 4) promises to reveal the untold story behind the failure to stop the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.In the subsequent public outrage, Admiral Husband Kimmel, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, was found guilty of dereliction of duty and his career was destroyed.  But the documentary vows to reveal new insight into who was actually to blame. Directed by Christopher...