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The Voyageurs
This short film tells the tale of the men who drove big freighter canoes into the wilderness in the days when the fur trade was Canada's biggest business. The film recreates scenes of the early 19th century with a soundtrack by an all-male chorus.
This short film tells the tale of the men who drove big freighter canoes into the wilderness in the days when the fur trade was Canada's biggest business. The film recreates scenes of the early 19th century with a soundtrack by an all-male chorus.
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producerBernard Devlin
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photographyBernard GosselinBill Mason
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musicRobert Fleming
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singerAlan Mills
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sound effectsDonald Wellington
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sound recordingRon Alexander
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executive producerNicholas Balla
Ages 17 to 17
School subjects
This film, though not recent, can be useful to history teachers looking for ways to dynamically illustrate the difficulties encountered by Canada’s first explorers: the many natural and human obstacles, the difficulty in locating adequate food supply, etc.
The Voyageurs, , provided by the National Film Board of Canada