Rush for Gold - The Klondike Gold Rush, 1897

199120 min 7 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: David Newman

Production: Joe MacDonaldKeith PackwoodFloyd Elliott

Rush for Gold gathers all the colourful, exciting, and tragic events of the Klondike into a coherent chronological perspective, tracing the effects of gold fever, the perils of the journey up the inland passage and over the White and Chilkoot Passes to Dawson. It also takes a brief look at early mining technology, Dawson City, the steamers on the River Yukon, and rail transportation. Rush for Gold is told in the first person by those who experienced the quest for riches in Canada's northwest.

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Subject categories


  • Mining > Arctic RegionGoldHistorical PerspectivesMetals
  • History - Canada - 1867-1919 > Arctic RegionGold Rushes

Credits


director
David Newman
producer
Joe MacDonald
Keith Packwood
executive producer
Floyd Elliott
music
Eldon Rathburn
narrator
Neil Shee
sound
David Newman
re-recording
Jean-Pierre Joutel