Watch Sam's Army (1999) Online

Canada was led to war by a bigoted, ignorant, self-obsessed Minister of Militia, who may well have been clinically insane, but the importance of Canada's contribution in that war owes a great deal to him. The man of course, was Colonel - later made Lieutenant General by his own hand - Sam Hughes. Sam's Army is a compelling portrait of a complex man and the formidable military he built. Sam Hughes was not your standard-issue military leader. Canada's World War I Minister of Militia and Defence concentrated power in his own hands, insisted that the Canadian military use the ill-conceived Ross rifle and liberally promoted his cronies. But there was no denying Hughes was a visionary. He assembled the world's largest-ever volunteer army and bucked superiors to keep his ferocious fighting force together in one Canadian Corps. Read More

Watch Sam's Army online. Featuring Paul Gross and Bradford Jackson, Sam's Army is classified as Documentary and War genre movie with an average rating across the web of 10. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 1999. Sam's Army was directed by Alan Erlich. Read Less