Champlain
Jan 01 1964
•0h 28m
•Documentary
Explorer, colonizer, founder of Québec, discoverer of Lake Champlain, governor of New France, cartographer and writer - few men in Canadian history had a more adventurous and varied career than Champlain. This film presents an exciting picture-study of the man and his time.
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Bill Davies
English narrator
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