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1978

The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors

Directed by Donald Brittain

In Part 1 of this 3-part documentary series, director Donald Brittain chronicles the early years of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and René Lévesque. From their university days in the 1950s to 1967 when Lévesque left the Liberal Party and Trudeau became the federal Minister of Justice, Brittain attempts to get at the heart of what makes these men so fascinating.

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0h 57m

Released

January 1, 1978

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  • Pierre Elliott Trudeau
  • René Lévesque
  • Donald Brittain

Part ofThe The Champions

Includes The Champions, Part 1: Unlikely Warriors (1978), The Champions, Part 2: Trappings of Power (1978), and The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986).

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