David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

7.0 1964 28 min
History

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed.

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Director
Bernard Devlin
Writer
M. Charles Cohen

Cast

The cast behind this title

James B. Douglas David Thompson
Ivor Barry Governor Colen
Tony Van Bridge William McGillivray
Charles Palmer Philip Turnor
Sean Mulcahy Alex Fraser
Gerard Parkes Duncan McGillivray
Roland Chenail Baptiste Cadotte
Kahn Tineta Horn Charlotte Thompson

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