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CITY OF GOLD

Wolf Koenig & Colin Low · Canada · Documentary · 22 min · 254K views

Directed by Wolf Koenig, Colin Low · Starring Pierre Berton · 1957

Narrated by Pierre Berton, who grew up in Dawson City, the film uses old photographs to bring back the Klondike gold rush and the thousands who braved brutal conditions chasing a fortune.

The pioneering archival-photo documentary whose slow pans across still images inspired the famous 'Ken Burns effect.'

Oscar® Nominee, Best Short Subject (Live Action), 1957

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