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02/01/1951 Documentary 0h 52m
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Overview

A documentary account of the five-week visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh to Canada and the United States in the fall of 1951. Stops on the royal tour include Québec City, the National War Memorial in Ottawa, the Trenton Air Force Base in Toronto, a performance of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in Regina and visits to Calgary and Edmonton. The royal train crosses the Rockies and makes stops in several small towns. The royal couple boards HMCS Crusader in Vancouver and watches Native dances in Thunderbird Park, Victoria. They are then welcomed to the United States by President Truman. The remainder of the journey includes visits to Montreal, the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, a steel mill in Sydney, Nova Scotia and Portugal Cove, Newfoundland.

  1. David Bairstow

    Director

  2. Roger Blais

    Director

  3. Gudrun Parker

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Maurice Duplessis

    Self

  2. Elwood Glover

    Self

  3. Camillien Houde

    Self

  4. Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

    Self

  5. Harry S. Truman

    Self

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-07
Arriving in Quebec, what's quite striking about this Royal travelogue is the absence of the Canadian Maple Leaf flag! Almost everywhere it's the Union Jack or the provincial ensign that flies. The large and enthusiastic crowds have turned out in force for what amounts to an interesting but rather chronological piece of photo-journalism as TRH The Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh undertake the usual mixture of military and formal engagements across the North American continent. Along the way, though, we do get an opportunity to see some of these vast lands at first hand. Some grand ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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