Canadian Diamonds
When Cartier wintered at Cap Rouge near Québec City in 1641, he claimed to have detected diamonds in the surrounding hills. Was he so very wrong? Three centuries later, 15,000 men have come to excavate the iron mountains of the Canadian tundra where the rust of those diamonds still sparkles.
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Canadian Diamonds
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1960
Runtime
0h 29m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
50%
Original Title
Les diamants du Canada
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
Director
Pierre Perrault
Description
When Cartier wintered at Cap Rouge near Québec City in 1641, he claimed to have detected diamonds in the surrounding hills. Was he so very wrong? Three centuries later, 15,000 men have come to excavate the iron mountains of the Canadian tundra where the rust of those diamonds still sparkles.