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French Connection
Television (Full Length) – 2011
In the northern French town of Le Quesnoy, the names of local streets and landmarks serve notice of a debt to New Zealand. In the final week of World War I Kiwi soldiers freed Le Quesnoy from its German occupiers — thanks partly to a 'magic' ladder, daringly used to scale the town’s 90-foot-high ramparts. Director David Blyth heads to France for the anniversary of Le Quesnoy’s liberation, following the path of one of the liberators: his late grandfather ‘Curly’ Blyth. The doco also includes an interview with Curly, conducted by historian Christopher Pugsley.
The storming of Le Quesnoy becomes almost the cornerstone around which we build New Zealand achievements in the first World War.– War historian Chris Pugsley, during a speech in Le Quesnoy
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Acknowledgements
Curly Blyth interview made available by George Andrews
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