Series

The National Dream

9.019741 seasonDocumentary Drama

Creator: Eric Till
Year: 1974

A combination of documentary and dramatic reconstructions, depicting the conception and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century.

Episodes

Top cast

John Colicos

Cornelius Van Horne

Chris Wiggins

Donald Smith

Gerard Parkes

Edward Blake

William Hutt

John A. Macdonald

Gillie Fenwick

Alexander Mackenzie

Ted Follows

Charles Tupper

Joseph Shaw

George Stephen

Pierre Berton

Host

Created by

Eric Till

Directed by

Eric Till, James Murray

Written by

Timothy Findley, William Whitehead, Pierre Berton

Produced by

James Murray