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The Manhattan Odyssey
19707 min 45 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Bernard Gosselin
Production: François Séguillon
Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Department of External Affairs, the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, and the Canadian Department of Transport.
The epic voyage of the giant American oil tanker, the U.S.S. Manhattan, and the Canadian icebreaker, the John A. Macdonald, through the Northwest passage of the Canadian Arctic to test its navigability as a year-round commercial sea lane. Filmed from the ice, from a helicopter, and from aboard the two ships, this film captures the natural drama of the journey as the ships batter and buck their way through the heavy sea ice.
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Subject categories
- Geography and Geology > Arctic RegionExploration and Expeditions
- Transportation > Boating and ShippingBoatsWinter Conditions
Credits
- director
- Bernard Gosselin
- camera
- Bernard Gosselin
- editing
- Bernard Gosselin
- executive producer
- François Séguillon
- sound
- Serge Beauchemin
- re-recording
- Roger Lamoureux
Awards
- Best Film of its CategoryInternational Week of Nautical Cinema
- Silver Anchor - First PrizeInternational Week of Nautical Cinema