Film

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

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Director: Bernard Devlin
Year: 1964

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed.

Top cast

James B. Douglas

David Thompson

Ivor Barry

Governor Colen

Tony Van Bridge

William McGillivray

Charles Palmer

Philip Turnor

Sean Mulcahy

Alex Fraser

Gerard Parkes

Duncan McGillivray

Roland Chenail

Baptiste Cadotte

Kahn Tineta Horn

Charlotte Thompson

Directed by

Bernard Devlin

Written by

M. Charles Cohen

Produced by

Guy Glover