The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
NR 1 hr 27 minDocumentaryThe Champions PosterPart of The Champions
The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and 1986. The film reveals the turbulent, behind-the-scenes drama during the Quebec referendum and the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution. In doing so, it also traces both Trudeau's and Lévesque's fall from power.
StarringPierre Elliott TrudeauRené LévesqueDonald Brittain
DirectorDonald Brittain
WriterDonald Brittain

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:ONF | NFB, CBC
The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
canadaquebecpolitical historynationalist separatism

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.