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The Invasion (1775-1975)

1976 10 min
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In 1975, as a Bicentennial special, one thousand American history buffs put on period uniforms and re-enacted the 1775 march of General Benedict Arnold's troops into Québec. This short film takes a page of our history which has, perhaps, not yet been completely written.

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The Invasion (1775-1975)

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In 1975, as a Bicentennial special, one thousand American history buffs put on period uniforms and re-enacted the 1775 march of General Benedict Arnold's troops into Québec. This short film takes a page of our history which has, perhaps, not yet been completely written.

  • producer
    Paul Larose
  • camera
    Martin Duckworth
    Georges Dufaux
    Pierre Letarte
  • sound
    Claude Hazanavicius
    Claude Chevalier
    André Dussault
  • editing
    Werner Nold
  • animation
    Bernard Longpré
  • narrator
    Griffith Brewer

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Ages 12 to 16
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This film looks at the impacts on Canadian and Quebec identity of the British regime, the clergy and geographic proximity to our border with the United States. The following question can be developed in history class: What factors influenced Quebecers’ decision not to take up arms alongside the Americans in their War of Independence? In a second-language class, students can, after the fashion of the actors in the film, create their own reconstitution of the invasion.
The Invasion (1775-1975)
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