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title: 'Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Phillip Borsos'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 168
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'France'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bethune-the-making-of-a-hero-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099127/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)

1990 · 168 min · Drama · People's Republic of China, France, Canada


## Synopsis

Bethune: The Making of a Hero is a 1990 biographical period drama film directed by Phillip Borsos. The film is about the life and death of Norman Bethune, a Canadian physician who served as a combat surgeon during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The cast includes Donald Sutherland as Bethune, Helen Mirren as Frances Penny Bethune, Colm Feore as Chester Rice, and Anouk Aimée as Marie-France Coudaire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Phillip Borsos](https://cinepixo.com/people/phillip-borsos)
- **Screenplay:** [Ted Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-allan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alan Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-reeves)
- **Producer:** [Pieter Kroonenburg](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieter-kroonenburg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Raoul Coutard](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-coutard), [Mike Molloy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-molloy)
- **Editor:** [Yves Langlois](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-langlois), [Angelo Corrao](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-corrao)

## Cast

- [Donald Sutherland](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-sutherland)
- [Helen Shaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-shaver)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)

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