John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance

John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance

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This short film documents John Cabot's quest to discover a westward route across the sea to the Orient in 15th-century Europe. The resulting story is one that explores the geography of the Renaissance world as well as its social and intellectual character.

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John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance, Morten Parker, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    Morten Parker
  • script
    Morten Parker
  • executive producer
    Guy Glover
  • photography
    Denis Gillson
  • sound
    Leo O'Donnell
    George Croll
  • editing
    Dennis Sawyer
  • sound editing
    Sidney Pearson
  • cast
    Ivor Barry
    Powys Thomas
    John Vernon

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