A Likely story! = Quelle histoire!

Canada, 1977

Film
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An animated refresher course on Canadian history for people who may be a little rusty on what happened in the centuries preceding Confederation. Cartoon animation gives life, substance and humor to the characters who have crossed the stage of Canadian history, from Columbus to Macdonald, treating them with a satirical wit that would be impossible in any learned treatise.

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Credits

director

Koos Hillenaar

production company

Kohill Productions

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:16:57:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314181

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Canada

History → Canada - History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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