The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power

Name: The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 55 min
Cast: Pierre Elliott Trudeau, René Lévesque, Donald Brittain, Marc Lalonde, Gérard Pelletier

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NR 55 minDocumentary

Part of The Champions

Part 2 of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque covers the years between 1967 and 1977, a colourful decade that saw Trudeau win three federal elections, the 1970 October Crisis and the sweeping rise to power of the Parti Québécois.

StarringPierre Elliott TrudeauRené LévesqueDonald Brittain

DirectorDonald Brittain

WriterDonald Brittain

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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Original Language:English

Production Companies:ONF | NFB, CBC

The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power on the Web:Official Website

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canada quebec political 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.