The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors
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.
The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
Donald Brittain
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Canada
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8.0/10
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80/100 blend
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
René Lévesque
Donald Brittain
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The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978)
Donald Brittain
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