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The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

8.0(4)196817m1

A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.

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Released
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Language
English
  • environment
  • the great lakes

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Behind the camera

Director

Bill Mason

Writers

Bill Mason

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Canada

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  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical1 Jan 1968

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The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes was released on 1 January 1968.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/23/2025

    7/10

    The Great Lakes cover over 94,000 square miles between the USA and Canada, and for fifteen minutes Bill Mason provides the imagery and Bruce Mackay the lyrics of some daft songs and their efforts combine to provide us with an entertaining appraisal of just how the lakes were formed by glacial activities aeons ago. All the while we follow the intrepid travels of enthusiastic and agile canoeist Blake James who has his …

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