Canadian Diamonds
1960
29 min
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When Cartier wintered at Cap Rouge near Québec City in 1641, he claimed to have detected diamonds in the surrounding hills. Was he so very wrong? Three centuries later, 15,000 men have come to excavate the iron mountains of the Canadian tundra where the rust of those diamonds still sparkles.
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When Cartier wintered at Cap Rouge near Québec City in 1641, he claimed to have detected diamonds in the surrounding hills. Was he so very wrong? Three centuries later, 15,000 men have come to excavate the iron mountains of the Canadian tundra where the rust of those diamonds still sparkles.
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directorRené BonnièrePierre Perrault
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textPierre Perrault
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English textJudith Crawley
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photographyMichel Thomas-d'HosteFrank Stokes
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soundTony BettsDavid Howells
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sound editingJohn Knight
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narratorLloyd Bochner
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musicLarry Crosley
