The Buildings already begun

Canada, 1967

Film
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Not everyone agreed that the buildings already begun were worth finishing, but, in spite of opposition, Canada built its imposing Houses of Parliament in Ottawa on the hill above the river. From a rich archive of pictures of the federal Parliament buildings as they developed over the past hundred years, this film creates a vivid sense of being there.

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Credits

director

Bill Pettigrew

producer

Guy Glover

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:17:02:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1967

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311985

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ottawa (Ont.)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Canada

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

History → Canada - History

History → Historic buildings

History → Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration

History → History

Places → Ottawa (Ont.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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