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  • Опубліковано 24 січ 2010
  • This classic short film from Pierre Berton depicts the Klondike gold rush at its peak, when would-be prospectors struggled through harsh conditions to reach the fabled gold fields over 3000 km north of civilization. Using a collection of still photographs, the film juxtaposes the Dawson City at the height of the gold rush with its bustling taverns and dance halls with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present.
    Directed by Wolf Koenig & Colin Low - 1957
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 114

  • @danhorne3582
    @danhorne3582 4 роки тому +6

    Pierre , Where ever you are . Thanks for being a Great Canadian .

  • @YadaBoyish
    @YadaBoyish 4 роки тому +17

    A wonderful film. I love THIS comment by Mr. Berton: "It's hard to believe, but after coming all this way, many of them [the stampeders] never bothered to look for gold at all. It was as if somehow they'd already found what they were seeking."
    That's a lovely summation of my time north of 60! (Six months in Whitehorse with a couple weeks in Dawson in 2003. See, there was this northern lass I met online...)

  • @jackusdk
    @jackusdk 3 роки тому +5

    Came here from celebrated movie critic Pauline Kael, who said, “the film provides more sense of what gold fever is, and of what these people were actually like and what they were after, than all the dozens of Hollywood epics on the theme.” I tend to agree.

  • @fouadkhelouiati9300
    @fouadkhelouiati9300 4 роки тому +53

    Who's watching that for school

  • @andybender2899
    @andybender2899 10 років тому +12

    The narrator was Canada's Pierre Berton (1920-2004), popular journalist, editor, historian, and author of some fifty books. Mr. Berton lived with his family in Dawson City from 1921 until 1932, when the Bertons moved to Victoria. Produced and directed by Colin Low (son Stephen Low produces IMAX and IMAX 3D movies) and Wolf Koenig, this film was nominated for an Oscar in 1957.

  • @johnbellison4779
    @johnbellison4779 6 років тому +15

    The historical content gripped me from the beginning. These people didnt know they were making history and a great story too.
    When i watch this i wonder if the opportunities that can be seen in the film have also passed by me!
    Unseen and unrecognised, just as in the 1890's.
    These folks lives are more interesting now, to some people, than they were then to those who were living them.
    Thanks for the memories.

  • @bobbecker4639
    @bobbecker4639 11 років тому +12

    Wonderfully written, narrated and filmed. A history classic!!!

  • @timsterzzz
    @timsterzzz 11 років тому +12

    I'm almost done reading his book about the Klondike Gold Rush. I highly recommend it. He's a very good story teller, who did his research. You will feel like you experienced the whole thing.

  • @kitesurf58phil
    @kitesurf58phil 10 років тому +11

    The narrator's mother, Laura Beatrice Berton, wrote her account of going to Dawson to teach school. The book is called I Married The Klondike. I have read it several times. The book mentions my Great, Great Uncles who went to The Klondike in 1897 to make their fortune.

  • @MKYAlexander
    @MKYAlexander 13 років тому +9

    Wow! So nostalgic in many ways. I had the privilege of performing in Dawson City in 2002. What a very cool part of the world. Really enjoyed my time there and this clip. R.I.P. Pierre Berton.

  • @TANTRUMGASM
    @TANTRUMGASM 2 роки тому +1

    wow, the beautiful footage, the film quality, the soundtrack, the narration,
    ..this film is fantastic

  • @zoso8thegreat
    @zoso8thegreat 6 років тому +4

    A good companion film to this is the recent doc 'Dawson City: Frozen Time'. Both are terrific!

  • @TheIPGCorporations
    @TheIPGCorporations 5 років тому +3

    One of my indirect ancestors was involved in the gold rush. He wrote a letter to my direct ancestor, his brother, while he was in Canada - which my family still have. Sadly, he died there.

  • @KowboyUSA
    @KowboyUSA 5 років тому +3

    Love this kind of classic film.

  • @Anotherway04
    @Anotherway04 4 роки тому +6

    I highly recommend Pierre Berton's book "Klondike Fever". A detailed, well researched and captivating chronicle about the Klondike Gold Rush of the mid to late 1890's. The numerous accounts of what took place and the array of gold and advernture seekers and dreamers involved nearly defies description.

    • @marilyngrisham263
      @marilyngrisham263 9 днів тому +1

      dont forget to read his mothers book. I Married the Klondike. Awesome book !!!!

  • @leslied5890
    @leslied5890 Рік тому +1

    My hometown ❤️

  • @tejaspics
    @tejaspics 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible story. Excellent documentary. Well restored! Thank you.

  • @davebeningfield
    @davebeningfield 4 місяці тому

    Having driven to the 2, 927 kms from Vancouver to Dawson City 3 times I can attest to the fact that indeed, upon arrival, you are still seized 'by a curious mixture of feelings, not the least of which was a strange elation..."

  • @msmith6713
    @msmith6713 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting film from Pierre Breton and the National Film Board of Canada. I wish I had seen it sooner. In these times it’s more important to remember the past least we not make the same mistakes in the future. As so many people attempt to deconstruct traditional Canadian icons. I think they will find it hard to erase a person like Pierre Breton, much like Tom Thomson or some one like Norman Bethune for that matter. Canada has a wonderful history of people who were Canadian and have done deeply thoughtful and helpful things.

  • @schnarre0
    @schnarre0 4 роки тому +1

    ...Love these classic films!

  • @rwe1havasu
    @rwe1havasu 11 років тому +3

    Enjoyed this so much... think I'll watch it again.

  • @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441
    @ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441 3 роки тому

    I was in Dawson City 2009 and I stood on that spot where that picture was taken now there's a big wooden bench carved out of a log sitting on top of that and when you sit on it you see the view of Dawson City. 👍👍😀🇨🇦

  • @DocSpratley33
    @DocSpratley33 12 років тому +2

    this is just plain awesome!

  • @gonesquirrelly
    @gonesquirrelly Місяць тому +1

    Should also watch Dawson City: Frozen Time.

  • @russellloomis4376
    @russellloomis4376 5 років тому +6

    Has anyone here heard of Gold Trails and Ghost Towns? If not, I suggest looking it up.

  • @radzeerTWC
    @radzeerTWC 10 років тому

    Thanks for uploading this. The book from the narrator was a fantastic account of the gold rush, I highly recommend it to anybody interested in this subject.

  • @mountainshadowart2103
    @mountainshadowart2103 5 років тому +1

    This was great. Thanks for sharing it!

  • @daleparker4207
    @daleparker4207 2 роки тому

    Absolutely incredible

  • @viktorponomarev
    @viktorponomarev 8 місяців тому

    Cool. I’ve been living here for a month and a half now.👍👍👍😊😊😊

  • @Klens75
    @Klens75 6 років тому +1

    Great place Dawson. There is something quite unique and intriguing about the place. And of course Diamond Tooth Gerties is still there:)

  • @katstevens8266
    @katstevens8266 Рік тому

    Thank YOU Library !!

  • @pryles2000
    @pryles2000 8 місяців тому

    Well done

  • @SHH2L
    @SHH2L 12 років тому +1

    Amazing

  • @GrowFishEatTV
    @GrowFishEatTV 7 років тому +3

    'But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.' 1Timothy 6:9-10Sadly, many of these men endured such suffering to see tiny flecks of gold, never knowing the way to walking on streets literally made of the stuff... (Rev 21:21)
    How's about you?

  • @travellingonuptozion5658
    @travellingonuptozion5658 3 роки тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @craigpasquinzo4684
    @craigpasquinzo4684 8 років тому +1

    Amazing!!!

    • @faddishbigfoot4914
      @faddishbigfoot4914 7 років тому

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  • @HJ-xu2ep
    @HJ-xu2ep Рік тому

    Good example for pan on still photo in class

  • @davidjones9661
    @davidjones9661 Рік тому

    A commentator, 9 years ago, referenced how Berton's narration sounded like Carl Sagan... Well, I hear Robert Redford, not only in timbre and cadence, but in the pacing of his phrasing, as well.

  • @orangesfromlondon
    @orangesfromlondon 14 років тому

    This was great.

  • @87willlow
    @87willlow 13 років тому

    great! i was there last summer... and want to come back

  • @RoughtenBurger
    @RoughtenBurger 6 років тому +2

    Im happy because most of these buildings have been refurbished and the history of this town wont go soon.

  • @KlasicRock
    @KlasicRock 10 місяців тому

    As a Black man from the Americas. I always wondered... were any Black men allowed to participate in the Gold rush? Would you have any knowledge on this topic? I'd really like to know. Were there any African American miners back in those days?

    • @xtr3m3fLx
      @xtr3m3fLx 2 місяці тому +1

      Minors of every race from all over the world flocked to both the California and Klondike gold rushes.

  • @evertros949
    @evertros949 2 роки тому

    Top !!!
    Golden year,s.

  • @miner68
    @miner68 6 років тому +1

    Any info on Thomas Mallory, part owner of 13 Eldorado, will be greatly appreciated.

  • @jeremydean9609
    @jeremydean9609 4 роки тому +1

    A style Ken Burns surely learned from to make famous.

    • @themise1416
      @themise1416 3 роки тому

      The ken burns effect is endless talkers, and dolorous violin music. Thank God this predates that.

  • @wildbluefrontier
    @wildbluefrontier 11 років тому +1

    I believe it was made in 1957.

  • @artcabrera3598
    @artcabrera3598 3 роки тому

    Is this film shown at klondike gold rush Park in Seattle?

  • @rosydiaz5799
    @rosydiaz5799 3 роки тому +1

    Who’s here from school 16 Elizabeth nj

  • @blacklotus714
    @blacklotus714 11 років тому +1

    No, it was 1957 when it was released =p

  • @tomspeed2000
    @tomspeed2000 4 роки тому

    Is there any gold left in this city or they toke all

  • @stevec2940
    @stevec2940 3 роки тому

    Skookum Jim picked up the nugget.

  • @LeylandNational01
    @LeylandNational01 14 років тому

    @kmg501 Widespread unemployment in America at that time has often been cited. People did come from all over the world.

  • @travellingonuptozion5658
    @travellingonuptozion5658 3 роки тому

    Saw 30 times

  • @johnchisholm4783
    @johnchisholm4783 11 років тому +1

    1952

  • @MultiSpitha
    @MultiSpitha 12 років тому +1

    the photographer is A.E.Haig who had reached Dawson City in 1898 at the height of the gold rush.

  • @russellloomis4376
    @russellloomis4376 5 років тому +2

    17:37 I wonder how many shisters were in that photo?

  • @drewclarke5920
    @drewclarke5920 Місяць тому

    creepy dude at 11:29 big moustache.... seen him a few times each time looking like a Pinkerton man...right out of a monty python flick...

  • @88Sam8888
    @88Sam8888 10 років тому

    11:06 Sean Penn!

  • @travellingonuptozion5658
    @travellingonuptozion5658 3 роки тому

    They love Alaska

  • @verbalexost
    @verbalexost 14 років тому

    number 1?

  • @raymondcharlesalison2277
    @raymondcharlesalison2277 6 років тому +1

    If those people only knew what today has

  • @FlyinRyan231
    @FlyinRyan231 11 років тому

    what year was this film made?

  • @bilfrado
    @bilfrado 11 років тому

    Narrator sounds like Carl Sagan, Cosmos host

  • @plane_guy6051
    @plane_guy6051 2 роки тому

    I had to stop watching when I saw the image of a poor dog being made to pull a cart in a dirty old mine shaft - I'm sure it was worked to death - so cruel and inhumane. I heard a story a man said who'd been there and he said he had seen horses walk off cliffs to commit suicide. It's just horrible the things some people do to animals.

  • @Youbuu2
    @Youbuu2 10 років тому

    Don't say that Luis see ya tomorrow

  • @kmg501
    @kmg501 14 років тому

    Interesting, I'm American but curious to understand why a town on Canadian soil was dominated by Americans. Was there social or legal - treaty reasons for that?

    • @Klens75
      @Klens75 6 років тому

      kmg501 they came for the gold...

    • @russellloomis4376
      @russellloomis4376 4 роки тому

      Are you really that stupid or are just acting?

    • @katscx3851
      @katscx3851 3 роки тому

      @@russellloomis4376 he wrote that 11 years ago idiot

  • @AEVMU
    @AEVMU 2 місяці тому

    Those women would make any man drink.

  • @shakibahmed4881
    @shakibahmed4881 10 років тому

    The people's how to gat gold?

  • @elysium8131
    @elysium8131 7 років тому

    old xboxahoy
    old doesnt mean better

  • @montehalthon7831
    @montehalthon7831 3 роки тому

    Not a single brotha in any of these pictures

  • @devinm3075
    @devinm3075 5 років тому

    Most ppl don’t understand 3-4 ounces in small coins any more cuz it’s so rare... but yea, it’s Christmas of ancient time past, a true aura forms, real deal, but in any case, I’d love to see Russia given back a piece of this noble continent, exploited to all hell ended up making horror movies and snuffing out a bunch of blonde hairs, gross.

  • @silklavender
    @silklavender 4 роки тому +3

    Looks like this was filmed by a calculator

  • @sandyginn
    @sandyginn 9 років тому

    ,

  • @harisakhtarraja3408
    @harisakhtarraja3408 3 роки тому

    It's fucking boring I'm just watching it cuz my Videography sir task 😒

  • @NASIIR.X2
    @NASIIR.X2 6 років тому +1

    Very Educational but sort of boring

  • @tomspeed2000
    @tomspeed2000 6 років тому +1

    So nice if somebody remove this farting ugly background noise

  • @fkroxyurbutt
    @fkroxyurbutt 13 років тому

    poo

  • @mercedesp7528
    @mercedesp7528 10 років тому +1

    This is so boring

    • @NASIIR.X2
      @NASIIR.X2 6 років тому +7

      no it is not

    • @russellloomis4376
      @russellloomis4376 4 роки тому +1

      Only to a fucking moron such as yourself. It's a part of your history jackwad.

  • @fkroxyurbutt
    @fkroxyurbutt 13 років тому

    poo