The Man in the Peace Tower

The Man in the Peace Tower

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 19, 1951

Runtime

0h 10m

Genres

Documentary, Music

Original Title

The Man in the Peace Tower

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Roger Blais

Description

Robert Donnell is a man with an unusual occupation. He is the Carilloneur in the Dominion of Canada Peace Tower in Ottawa. Unseen to the visitors , he serenades them from his room high in the tower with 53 carillon bells ranging in weight from ten pounds to eleven tons.