The Vinland Mystery
This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.
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The Vinland Mystery, William Pettigrew, provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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directorWilliam Pettigrew
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editorWilliam Pettigrew
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cinematographerDon Virgo
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camera assistantSimon Leblanc
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location soundBev Davidson
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commentaryKenneth McCready
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narratorJon Granik
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music scoreAndré Vincelli
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music recordingLouis Hone
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sound editingJohn Knight
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re-recordingJean-Pierre Joutel
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studio administratorBob Spence
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producerWilliam Pettigrew
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executive producerBarrie Howells
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