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City of Gold (1957)

22m

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May 2, 1957
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City of Gold (1957)

Name: City of Gold
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1957-05-02

22m

Running Time

May 2, 1957
Release Date

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Plot.

This classic short film depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Using a collection of still photographs, the film juxtaposes the Dawson City at the height of the gold rush with its bustling taverns and dance halls with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present.

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Cast & Crew.

Pierre Berton

Narrator (voice) / Writer

Wolf Koenig

Director / Director of Photography

Gilbert Choquette

Writer

Tom Daly

Producer / Editor

Eldon Rathburn

Music

Roman Kroitor

Writer

Colin Low

Director / Director of Photography

Douglas Roberts

Director of Photography

George Croll

Sound Recordist

Douglas Roberts

Cinematographer

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Details.

Release Date
May 2, 1957

Status
Released

Running Time
22m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-03-05

This Movie Is About.

gold rush

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City of Gold is a 1957 Canadian documentary film by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig, chronicling Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. It made innovative use of archival photos and camera movements to animate still images, while also combining narration and music to bring drama to the whole. Its innovative use of still photography in this manner has been cited by Ken Burns as the source of inspiration for his so-called Ken Burns effect, a type of panning and zooming effect used in video production to animate still images.

The film is narrated by Pierre Berton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.