Mar 03, 1983
79 min
Full-HD

The Kid Who Couldn't Miss (1983)

Paul Cowan's feature-length film combines fiction and reality to tell the story of how William Avery (Billy) Bishop became one of the leading fighter pilots of World War I. By no accounts a biography of Billy Bishop, the film uses a 'docu-drama' approach to show how one person goes from being a brash kid from Ontario to Canada's most decorated military figure.

Category

Documentary War

Country

Canada

Companies

ONF | NFB

Eric Peterson

Billy Bishop

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