David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

  • Genre: History
  • Run time: 28 min
  • Premiere: 1964. January 1.

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed.

Discover

James B. Douglas

David Thompson

Ivor Barry

Governor Colen

Tony Van Bridge

William McGillivray

Charles Palmer

Philip Turnor

Sean Mulcahy

Alex Fraser

Gerard Parkes

Duncan McGillivray

Roland Chenail

Baptiste Cadotte

Kahn Tineta Horn

Charlotte Thompson

Camera

Michel Thomas-d'Hoste

Director of Photography

Crew

Wally Gentleman

Special Effects

Directing

Bernard Devlin

Director

Editing

Tony Lower

Editor

Production

Guy Glover

Producer

Guy Glover

Executive Producer

Robert Baylis

Production Manager

Sound

Marguerite Payette

Sound Editor

Writing