The Champions (Part 1) Reel 2

197831 min 19 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Donald Brittain

Production: Janet LeissnerDonald BrittainBarrie Howells

Script: Donald Brittain

Co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and the CBC.

The debate over the future of one of the richest nations in the world is being led by two men of similar age, background and political impulse. The film traces the paths of these two men to the final battleground and in so doing helps to illuminate the greatest crisis in Canadian history.

Subject categories

  • Politics and Government - Canada > Canada-Quebec RelationsFederal Politics and GovernmentPrime Ministers and PremiersProvincial Politics and GovernmentQuébecQuébec Nationalism
  • History - Canada - 1946-Present > Politics and GovernmentPortraitsQuebec NationalsmQuébec

Credits

writer
Donald Brittain
director
Donald Brittain
narrator
Donald Brittain
producer
Janet Leissner
Donald Brittain
executive producer
Barrie Howells
photography
Andreas Poulsson
sound
Hans Oomes
editing
Ted Remerowski
Steven Kellar
sound editing
Abbey Jack Neidik
re-recording
Michel Descombes
Jean-Pierre Joutel
music
Eldon Rathburn