The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
1978•G•57m•8.0•Released
Documentary
In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.
Director
Donald Brittain
Writer
Donald Brittain
Languages
English, French
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
René Lévesque
Donald Brittain
Narrator
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Company
CBC
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