Passage
- Synopsis
- The news shook the English-speaking world. Celebrated British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew perished in the Arctic during an ill-fated attempt to discover the Northwest Passage. More shocking, they had descended into madness and cannibalism.
The report came from John Rae, a Scottish doctor working for the Hudson’s Bay Company. But Rae’s horrific news did not sit well with Franklin’s widow, Lady Franklin, or with Charles Dickens. They waged a bitter campaign that would discredit Rae and mark the Inuit people with the horrifying label of murderous cannibals. - Language
- French (Standard)
- Country
- Canada
- Year of release
- 2009
- Year of production
- 2008
- Documentation
- Online study guide available at http://www3.onf.ca/sg/100586.pdf
- Subjects
- Geography; History
- Keywords
- exploration; Franklin, Sir John; cannibalism; Northwest Passage
Credits
- Director
- John Walker
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0 NTSC
- Price
- $99.00
- Duration/Size
- 113 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Production Company
- Name
BBC Scotland
- Name
National Film Board of Canada
- Web
- http://www.nfb.ca/ External site opens in new window
- Notes
- The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has an international reputation for producing social issue documentaries, auteur animation, alternative drama and innovative digital content, with a unique Canadian perspective. Since the NFB’s founding in 1939, it has created over 13,000 productions and won over 5,000 awards. The website gives details of the complete collection of NFB films. For personal viewing, films are streamed for free at http://www.nfb.ca/ or can be delivered to your i-Phone, iPad, Android or BlackBerry Playbook. Educational institutions can subscribe for online delivery and DVDs for sale are listed in the online store section of the website. Purchasers outside of the USA and Canada will need to check availability and pricing.
Distributor
- Name
National Film Board of Canada
- Contact
- Penny Rampado (Sales & Market Development Manager)
- p.rampado@bfb.ca
- Web
- http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 514 496 3952
- Address
- 3155 Cote-de-Liesse Road
Montreal
Quebec
H4N 2N4
Canada
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