great film about an old bloke who takes a scow up a river in Canada - a bit OT

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I have just watched this amazing film from canada about an old gold prospector who takes an outboard powered scow 200 miles up a river, he then reaches some massive falls and carries the wood over the falls to build another scow on the other side

it is an old style film

but amazing

it is a disgrace, he is clearly using a two stroke outboard and has also nicked my stick echo-sounding technique

save it for later with your late night whisky lads

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http://www.nfb.ca/film/nahanni/#temp-share-panel
 
Good find Dylan. Plenty of H&S breaches. No lifejacket. Smoking a pipe. It doesn't look like he washed his clothing at all.
 
dylanwinter said:
I have just watched this amazing film from canada about an old gold prospector who takes an outboard powered scow 200 miles up a river, he then reaches some massive falls and carries the wood over the falls to build another scow on the other side

it is an old style film
but amazing

it is a disgrace, he is clearly using a two stroke outboard and has also nicked my stick echo-sounding technique

save it for later with your late night whisky lads

A very interesting film Dylan. It would be nice to see the original version which I think would have been about 60 minutes long. (three reels)
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Thanks Dylan I enjoyed it. I ocasionaly wondered about this film.

I remember watching this the film of Albert Faille back in the early 70’s it was old then.
If I remember right his plan was to discover gold and start another gold rush. He wasn’t interested in being rich but rather remembered as Albert Faille who started a gold rush.

So the River was the Nahinni, I shall add it to my bucket list. Nowadays I’m sure I can find but not afford a fly in, fully guided and catered trip.

Unfortunately I don’t think he ever succeeded in finding his gold. I have never heard of a gold rush started by Albert Bailey.
I believe there are still places in the North American West where you can pan for gold.

The world needs its eccentric optimists like this guy Albert Faille.
 
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dylanwinter said:
smoking while sitting on a barrel of petrol

good eh!
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I worked with an Old Gypo Tow Boater on the West Coast we had endless arguments about smoking. He asured me he had smoked all his life on Gass Barge and not only was it safe because he had never blown up. He kept the dynamite AND the blasting caps on the barge as well
Must be he is still alive, I do feel safer now he is retired though
 
Wonderful viewing.

And did the narrator say this fella was in his 70's? Looks well on it, and hair still brown (although that could be dirt) The outdoor life hasn't done him any harm. Not sure it is for me though, especially the teeth and pliers bit.

My conclusion? This blokes a NUTTA!!
 
Cruiser2B said:
I think you've probably got the whole film - NFB specializes is shorts. Good find Dylan. Funny I had to go to youtube to find one of my favourite NFB shorts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-Q63BO8Ok
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If you know what to look for, there were two sets of change over cue marks which signify reel change to the projectionist. Each reel was usually about twenty minutes long. So three reels, which is how I calculated sixty minutes long.
 
BERT T said:
If you know what to look for, there were two sets of change over cue marks which signify reel change to the projectionist. Each reel was usually about twenty minutes long. So three reels, which is how I calculated sixty minutes long.
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Don't know what to tell you - the NFB doesn't indicate it's been abridged, and it won a bunch of awards for short fims:
Silver Bear - Second Prize - Category: Short SubjectsBerlin (Germany)

Canadian Cinematography Awards, 1963-1964 Certificate of Merit - Category: Theatrical ShortToronto (Canada)

Award for Exceptional MeritPhiladelphia (USA) International Festival of Short Films, 1971-1972
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A short normally considered to be less than 40 mins.
 
Cruiser2B said:
I think you've probably got the whole film - NFB specializes is shorts. Good find Dylan. Funny I had to go to youtube to find one of my favourite NFB shorts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-Q63BO8Ok
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The library must be somewhere....We used to hire the 16mm versions from Guild Film Services back in the 60's for showing to social groups. Great source from Canada to go with the Castrol motoring films. Usually 0ne reel .
 
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