NFB Collection
Age of the Rivers
198652 min 2 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Albert Kish
Production: Mark ZannisBarrie Howells
Script: Maynard CollinsAlbert Kish
Co-produced by the NFB and Parks Canada.
The story of Canada's development as a nation is the story of its waterways. In a land of virgin wilderness, rivers were the highways that opened up the interior to trade and settlement. As the trading empires unfolded, many forts and garrisons were built to protect conflicting economic interests. Sites featured in this film include the walled city of Louisbourg on Cape Breton, the Halifax Citadel, the Rideau Canal, and Manitoba's Lower Fort Garry.
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Subject categories
- History - Canada - 1867-1919 > Economics and IndustryHistoric Sites and EventsImmigration and SettlementTransportation
- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > ExplorationFur TradesHistoric Sites and MonumentsImmigration and Settlement
- Geography and Geology > Exploration and ExpeditionsRivers and StreamsWaters and Flooding
- Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) > Fur Trades, Hunting and Trapping
- Transportation > Historical PerspectivesPorts and Waterways
- Environment and Conservation > National Parks in Eastern CanadaSocial and Industrial Development
Credits
- director
- Albert Kish
- editing
- Albert Kish
- producer
- Mark Zannis
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- script
- Maynard Collins
- Albert Kish
- photography
- Barry Perles
- sound
- Jean-Guy Normandin
- sound editing
- Bill Graziadei
- narrator
- Vlasta Vrana
- music
- Alain Clavier