The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1978

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Production Companies

ONF | NFB, CBC

Director

Donald Brittain

Description

In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.