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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
NR 57 minDocumentaryThe Champions PosterPart of The Champions
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.
StarringPierre Elliott TrudeauRené LévesqueDonald Brittain
DirectorDonald Brittain
WriterDonald Brittain

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:ONF | NFB, CBC
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
canadaquebecpolitical history

The Champions

A three-part (1978–1986) documentary on former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre-Elliott Trudeau, a staunch federalist, and former Quebec Premier René Lévesque, a committed separatist, tracing their parallel political careers from their family and educational backgrounds to their eventual fall from power.