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John A. Macdonald - L'intuition fantastique

John A. Macdonald - L'intuition fantastique

| 27 min

Ce court métrage de fiction raconte l’histoire de l'une des plus grandes figures politiques canadiennes, John A. Macdonald, qui fut l'un des principaux artisans de la Confédération du Canada en 1867. Le film montre les luttes politiques qu'il mena avant de voir se concrétiser le rêve de sa vie.

Ce film fait partie de la série Prélude à la Confédération, qui reconstitue à travers cinq films la période de l’histoire politique canadienne des années 1848-1867.


Credits
  • director
    Gordon Burwash
  • producer
    Julian Biggs
  • executive producer
    Guy Glover
  • script
    George Salverson
  • photography
    John Gunn
  • sound
    Leo O'Donnell
  • editing
    Donald Ginsberg
  • sound editing
    Kathleen Shannon
  • sound mixer
    Ron Alexander
  • music
    Joan Edward
  • cast
    Robert Christie
    James Edmond
    Stephen Ker Appleby
    Basil Fitzgibbon
    Angus MacCormick

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