The film recreates the tense hours before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759, Quebec), and then the battle itself in which both Generals Wolfe and Montcalm were fatally wounded.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313369
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Biculturalism - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Canada - English-French relations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Quebec (Province)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Biculturalism - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - English-French relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Canada - English-French relations
History → Canada - History - To 1763 (New France)
History → Montcalm de Saint-VÔeran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759
History → Wolfe, James, 1727-1759
People → Montcalm de Saint-VÔeran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)