History Makers (1970)

Genre

documentary television program

Country

Canada

How it feels

This documentary series profiles Canadian politicians who shaped the country's history. It was produced leading up to Canada's centennial and later aired on television. Each episode focuses on a different political figure.

educationalfactualinformativehistoricalbiographicalarchivalperiod

What happens

History Makers is a documentary film series of biographies of Canadian politicians by various directors originally produced in from 1959 to 1964 in anticipation of the Centennial of Confederation by the National Film Board and later aired on CBC Television in 1970. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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