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Brian McKenna, esteemed documentary filmmaker and founding producer of CBCs The Fifth Estate, died Friday at age 77. The award-winning journalist produced and directed over 60 films throughout his half-century career. Hes most recognized for his work on The Valour and the Horror, a documentary series that reshaped public conversation about Canadas involvement in the Second World War.

McKenna is best known for The Valour and the Horror, a three-part series examining Canadian involvement in three battles during the Second World War.

"He had this quest for justice and the idea that sometimes the truth can be a difficult thing."

McKenna is best known for The Valour and the Horror, a three-part series examining Canadian involvement in three battles during the Second World War.

Brian McKenna, an acclaimed Montreal-born documentary filmmaker and a founding producer of CBC's The Fifth Estate, died Friday night at the age of 77.

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