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The Buildings Already Begun

1967 17 min
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Not everyone agreed that the buildings already begun were worth finishing, but, in spite of opposition, Canada built its imposing Houses of Parliament in Ottawa on the hill above the river. From a rich archive of pictures of the federal Parliament buildings as they developed over the past hundred years, this film creates a vivid sense of being there.

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Not everyone agreed that the buildings already begun were worth finishing, but, in spite of opposition, Canada built its imposing Houses of Parliament in Ottawa on the hill above the river. From a rich archive of pictures of the federal Parliament buildings as they developed over the past hundred years, this film creates a vivid sense of being there.

  • director
    William Pettigrew
  • producer
    Guy Glover
  • camera
    Robert Nichol
    Lynton Diggle
    Stephen Ford
    Robert Humble
  • sound
    Ron Alexander
    Roger Lamoureux
  • editing
    Donald Rennick
  • sound editing
    Ken Page
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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