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La route de l'Ouest

Court métrage documentaire réalisé par le cinéaste oscarisé Denys Arcand. À quel moment le Canada fut-il peuplé par les Amérindiens venus de l'Ouest? Ce film relate la découverte du Nouveau-Monde depuis l'époque des Vikings, vers 880, jusqu'à Jacques Cartier.

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Court métrage documentaire réalisé par le cinéaste oscarisé Denys Arcand. À quel moment le Canada fut-il peuplé par les Amérindiens venus de l'Ouest? Ce film relate la découverte du Nouveau-Monde depuis l'époque des Vikings, vers 880, jusqu'à Jacques Cartier.

  • director
    Denys Arcand
  • script
    Denys Arcand
  • producer
    André Belleau
    Guy Glover
  • photography
    Bernard Gosselin
  • editing
    Werner Nold
  • sound mixer
    E.T. Haley
  • narration
    Christian Delmas
  • music
    Kenneth Gilbert
La route de l'Ouest
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