A film essay without commentary about the port of Montreal as winter closes in - the last-minute scurry as ships that can make it dash for open water, while those that cannot prepare for a long hold-over. On the docks all activity seems suspended as the numbing cold closes its grip. But there is activity on the iced-in ships and in the freight sheds, making ready for the time when the icebreakers open a river channel and traffic returns. Film without words.
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ACMI Identifier
013154
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Docks
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ice-breaking vessels
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Montreal (Quebec)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ice
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Winter
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Docks
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ice-breaking vessels
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Shipping
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)