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Northwest Passage - DVD ONF/NFB


Catalogue Number:  NFB528265
Producer:  National Film Board Of Canada
Producers:  François Séguillon
Directors:  Bernard Gosselin
Producing Agencies:  National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), Office national du film du Canada (Montreal)
Subject:  Documentary, Physical Geography, Tech/Voc
Language:  English
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  1970
Running Time:  26:51


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It took a supertanker like the U.S.S. Manhattan, assisted by a nimble icebreaker, the Canadian John A. Macdonald, to realize the dream of centuries: the navigation of a commercial sea lane through the Arctic channels. This is a record of that historic expedition, filmed in colour from both ships and from a reconnaissance helicopter. Commentary by ships' navigators and observers, and shipside sounds of formidable sea ice groaning, straining and cracking make this an adventure rarely seen on film.


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