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The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway

The Railway General (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, Drama, History

Intrigued by the project's immense challenge, American railway giant, Cornelius Van Horne, signs on to oversee the railway's construction.
Directors
Writers
Pierre Berton (books "The National Dream" and "The Last Spike") | William Whitehead | Timothy Findley
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Mar 31, 1974

Release date
Mar 31, 1974 (Canada)

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Pierre Berton
Self / Host Self / Host   See fewer
John Colicos
Cornelius Van Horne Cornelius Van Horne   See fewer
Jean-Marie Lemieux
Father Lacombe Father Lacombe   See fewer
David Schurmann
J.H.E. Secretan J.H.E. Secretan   See fewer
Joseph Shaw
George Stephen George Stephen   See fewer
Ken Pogue
James Hill James Hill   See fewer
Don McManus
General Lafayette Rosser General Lafayette Rosser   See fewer
Joe Crowfoot
Chief Crowfoot Chief Crowfoot   See fewer
Joe Catface
Blackfoot Chief Blackfoot Chief   See fewer
Paddy Campbell
Canary Lady Canary Lady   See fewer
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