War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

1h 35m
Documentary
2.7

Seven New Zealand women speak about their lives during World War II: some lost husbands, some got married, some went into service themselves. The director lets the women tell their stories simply, alternating between them talking and archival footage of the war years.

Cast

Jean Andrews
Herself
Judith Fyfe
Interviewer(voice)
Rita Graham
Herself
Neva Clarke McKenna
Herself
Tui Preston
Herself
Penny Quill
Herself
Flo Small
Herself
Mabel Waititi
Herself

Crew

Gaylene Preston
Director, Producer
Paul Sutorius
Editor, Dialogue Editor
Alun Bollinger
Cinematography
Robin Lang
Executive Producer
Jenny Bush
Associate Producer
Cynthia Stillwell
Casting
Don Paulin
Sound Editor
Michael Hedges
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hugo Tichborne
Sound Recordist
Beth Tredray
Sound
Jonathan Besser
Music
Roy A. Grace
Driver
Glenis Giles
Production Manager
Wynter Blathwayt
Title Designer

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