The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors(1978)

01/01/1978 (US)Documentary0h 57m
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Overview

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.

Donald Brittain

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Donald Brittain

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Part of the The Champions

A three-part (1978–1986) documentary on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau, a staunch federalist, and former Quebec Premier René Lévesque, a committed separatist, tracing their parallel political careers from their family and educational backgrounds to their eventual fall from power.

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