Underplayed Gems

Rocky Mountain Express (2011)

Rocky Mountain Express poster
Directed by
Stephen Low
Genre
documentary, history
Country
Canada
Runtime
46 min
Rated
PG
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary follows a restored steam locomotive on its journey through the Canadian Rockies. It shows the landscapes along the historic rail route and explains how the transcontinental railway was built.

informativenostalgicepicsereneeducationalslow-pacedbreathtakinghistorical

What happens

Rocky Mountain Express is a 45-minute IMAX film released in the fall of 2011. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Stephen Low, it features the Canadian Pacific Railway’s restored 4-6-4 H1b Hudson steam locomotive 2816. Shooting began in 2006 and continued intermittently over the next five years, primarily on the main line between Calgary and Vancouver, with the cooperation of the CPR. The film was shot in 15 perforation/70 mm film, using a helicopter and gyro-stabilized camera mount as well as a variety of engine and train mounts. The film takes the audience on a steam journey along the historic Canadian Pacific route from Vancouver to Montreal, focusing on the western mountain portion. In parallel, it tells the story of the construction of the first transcontinental railway to link the new Dominion of Canada from sea to sea and the massive effort required of a nation of fewer than five million people to connect its population for the first time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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