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Heritage : The French
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1975Item number (ISN):299167Type 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:1975Production company:CTV Television NetworkProduction credit:director/producer/scenario, Paul Long; executive producer, Jerry Lawton; photography, Ron Stannett; editing, Stephen Lawrence; research, Jane Burns; Remy D'Anjou; narrator, Gordon PinsentDescription:Television documentary introduced by Arnold Edinborough. It focusses on French Canadians, from their contributions to Canadian history and culture to their continuing struggle to preserve ethnic integrity and a sense of historical identity. The hour surveys the role of the French in exploring and developing Canada and travels to Normandy and Brittany, the regions to which many French Canadians trace their origins. Newsreel footage recalls the Dieppe landing in 1942 and the Montreal hockey riot of 1955. Also, cameras visit francophone communities in the west. Among the interviewees are entertainer Yvon Deschamps, clothing designer Marielle Fleury and Father Pierre Caron of St. Boniface. <60mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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