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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

1978

57 minutes

Documentary

Overview

In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.

Top Cast

Pierre Elliott Trudeau headshot

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

René Lévesque headshot

René Lévesque

Donald Brittain headshot

Donald Brittain

Narrator