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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle
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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle

1986-01-01 · 87 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary

The final instalment of this 3-part documentary series about Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque spans the decade between 1976 and 1986. The film reveals the turbulent, behind-the-scenes drama during the Quebec referendum and the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution. In doing so, it also traces both Trudeau's and Lévesque's fall from power.

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Directors
Donald Brittain
Production companies
ONF | NFB, CBC
Countries
Canada
Status
Released

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Pierre Elliott TrudeauPierre Elliott TrudeauPrime Minister of Canada
René LévesqueRené LévesquePremier ministre du Québec
Donald BrittainDonald BrittainNarrator
Claude MorinClaude Morinself
Jean ChrétienJean Chrétienself
Claude CharronClaude Charronself
Joe ClarkJoe Clarkself

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