"(An) ambitious and fascinating exercise in postmodernist filmmaking."
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
"One of the great triumphs in Canadian documentary film history."
Martin Knelman, THE TORONTO STAR
"The most revolutionary documentary made in Canada since John Grierson Founded the National Film Board."
Stephen
Pedersen, THE CHRONICLE HERALD
It was news that shook the English-speaking world. Celebrated British explorer Sir John Franklin and his crew of 128 men had perished in the Arctic ice during an ill-fated attempt to discover the Northwest Passage. More shocking, they had descended into madness and cannibalism.
The report came in 1851, from John Rae, a Scottish doctor working for
the Hudson's Bay Company. Traveling thousands of miles on foot and in
small craft, Rae had done what six years of searching by the British,
Americans, French and Russians had failed to do — discover the fate of
Franklin and unlock the final link in the Passage — a 300-year-old dream.
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Passage is based on the book
Fatal Passage by Ken McGoogan
Written, Directed and Narrated by John Walker Starring Rick Roberts and Geraldine Alexander Based on the book Fatal Passage by Ken McGoogan Scenes from Fatal Passage screenplay by Andrew Rai Berzins Director of Photography Kent Nason, CSC Additional Photography Nigel Markham, Andrew Speller, John Walker Sound Recording and Design Alex Salter Editors Jeff Warren, John Brett Music by Jonathan Goldsmith Executive Producer Bill Nemtin Produced by Andrea Nemtin (PTV Productions), John Walker (John Walker Productions Ltd.), Kent Martin (NFB)