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The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway

The Desperate Days (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 56 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Slow, arduous construction in the mountains and north of Superior sends costs soaring as the CPR faces financial calamity. Sir John A. Macdonald is distracted by mounting troubles in the West as farmers, Indians and Métis cry for redress. ...See moreSlow, arduous construction in the mountains and north of Superior sends costs soaring as the CPR faces financial calamity. Sir John A. Macdonald is distracted by mounting troubles in the West as farmers, Indians and Métis cry for redress. In a desperate gamble, Van Horne offers to transport 9,000 troops from the East to quell the rebellion. See less
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Directors
James Murray | Eric Till
Writers
Pierre Berton (books "The National Dream" and "The Last Spike") | William Whitehead | Timothy Findley
Producer
James Murray
Composer
Louis Applebaum
Cinematographer
Harry Makin
Editor
Don Haig
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 14, 1974
Release date
Apr 14, 1974 (Canada)

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8 cast members
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Pierre Berton
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Susan Bird
Mary Macdonald Mary Macdonald   See fewer
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