First Journey, Fort William (1987)
23m
Running Time
January 1, 1987Release Date

First Journey, Fort William (1987)
23m
Running Time
January 1, 1987Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest.
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Cast & Crew.

Bobby Kitchkeesic
John Mackenzie

Daniel McGoey
Father

Cheryl Kylander
Mother

Denis Malette
Bissonnette

James Hughes
Mr. McLeod

Walter Massey
Self - Narrator (voice)

Angelo Rizacos
John

Thomas Lackey
Self - Narrator (voice)

Gloria Demers
Self - Narrator (voice)

Joan Henson
Director

Judith Merritt
Editor

Donald Cohen
Sound Recordist

David De Volpi
Director of Photography

Barrie Howells
Executive Producer

Jackie Newell
Sound Editor

Hamish Moore
Musician

Judith Merritt
Editor

Chris Crilly
Original Music Composer

Bill Brind
Producer

Charles Thériault
Electrician

Audrey Beuzet
Electrician

Yves Gendron
Sound Recordist

Helen Henshaw
Production Manager

Robert Spence
Administration

Julian Olson
Music Editor

Rose Hutchinson
Administration
Details.
This Movie Is About.
canada
ontario canada
british colonialism
canadian history
historical re-enactment
lake superior
fur trade
fur trader
western canada
métis