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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

1978 57 min
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In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.

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In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.

  • director
    Donald Brittain
  • script
    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

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Ages 14 to 17
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Research and discuss the influences of the following politicians on the careers of both Trudeau and Lévesque: Jean LeSage, Jean Marchand, Maurice Duplessis, Gérard Pelletier, and Eric Kierans.

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