War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us
May 09 1996
•2h 35m
•Documentary
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
See allJean Andrews
Herself
Judith Fyfe
Interviewer(voice)
Rita Graham
Herself
Neva Clarke McKenna
Herself
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