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The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway

★ 8.7 69 votes 1974–1974 1 season · 8 episodes Ended CBC Television
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Starring
Pierre BertonWilliam HuttGerard ParkesJoseph ShawTony Van BridgePat Galloway
Starring
Pierre BertonWilliam HuttGerard ParkesJoseph ShawTony Van BridgePat Galloway

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A combination of documentary and dramatic reconstructions, depicting the conception and construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the late 19th century.

All Seasons

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Season 11974
—087h 26m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1The Great Lone Land—
—56 min
▶2The Pacific Scandal—
—55 min
▶3The Horrid B.C. Business—
—56 min
▶4The Great Debate—
—56 min
▶5The Railway General—
—56 min
▶6The Sea of Mountains—
—56 min
▶7The Desperate Days—
—56 min
▶8The Last Spike—
—55 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Pierre Berton Host, Self, Self - Host
William Hutt John A. Macdonald
Gerard Parkes Edward Blake
Joseph Shaw George Stephen
Tony Van Bridge Sir Sandford Fleming
Pat Galloway Agnes Macdonald
Chris Wiggins Donald Smith
Gillie Fenwick Alexander Mackenzie
John Colicos Cornelius Van Horne
Robin Gammell Walter Moberly

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