Alexander Mackenzie - The Lord Of The North

Follows Alexander Mackenzie's journey in a canoe across North America--traveling to the Arctic Ocean by way of Canada's longest waterway and covering 2500 miles of wilderness.
Complete catalog record
National Film Board of Canada, 1964. Written and directed by David Bairstow. With Don Francks.

"Filmed on the great Mackenzie River, this short fiction film recreates the amazing voyage of the man who gave his name to it. Following the path outlined in Mackenzie's journal, the film depicts his arduous journey by canoe all the way to the salt water of the Arctic Ocean - one of the great epics of northern exploration." (nfb.ca)

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