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The Last Spike
Series title:The National DreamHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1975Item number (ISN):160885Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: HEAD OFFICEAccession:1982-0253Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1975Release date:1975Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:director/producer, James Murray; director, Eric Till; photography, Henry Makin; editing, Arla Saare; music, Louis Applebaum; art director, Richard Lambert; narrator, Pierre BertonCast credit:William HuttCountry of production:cnDistributor name:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:Television drama presentation based on the books "The National Dream" and "The Last Spike" by Pierre Berton. Eastern militiamen begin the cruelest journey in Canadian military history and Van Horne again achieves the impossible: they arrive west ahead of schedule. The national crisis is averted but the CPR faces riots, strikes and bankruptcy before an eleventh-hour government load saves the day. In November 1885, Donald Smith drives the last spike in the CPR and Canada is vertebrate from sea to sea. <60mn>Language:EnglishGenre:DRAMADetailed holdings information: -
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