Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.
Donald Sutherland
as Dr. Norman Bethune
Kate Nelligan
as Frances Bethune
David Gardner
as John Bellamy
James Hong
as General Nieh
Gerard Parkes
as Dr. MacCacken
Patrick Watson
as R.E. Coleman
