Alexander Mackenzie: The Lord of the North

Directed by David Bairstow · Starring Don Francks · 1964

Shot on the Mackenzie River, this film retraces explorer Alexander Mackenzie's arduous canoe voyage to the Arctic Ocean, guided by his own journal.

A classic NFB recreation of one of the great epics of northern exploration.

Filmed on the great Mackenzie River, this picture recreates the amazing voyage of the man who gave his name to it. His arduous journey by canoe all the way to the salt water of the Arctic Ocean is one of the great epics

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