Wolfe and Montcalm (original) (raw)

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This short film recreates the tense hours before the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, and then the battle itself in which both generals, Wolfe and Montcalm, were fatally wounded.

• director
  Allan Wargon
• script
  Allan Wargon
• producer
  Julian Biggs
• photography
  Donald Wilder
• sound
  Claude Pelletier
• editing
  Donald Ginsberg
• sound editing
  Kathleen Shannon
• music
  Maurice Blackburn
• cast
  William Needles
  Norman Ettlinger
  Alan Mills
  Paul Hébert
  Basil Fitzgibbon
  Ivor Barry
  Claude Jutra

Ages 12 to 18

School subjects

Timeline the events leading up to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. What are the causes of this battle? Create a diorama of the battle location. What factors led to victory in this battle? How does British victory in this battle impact the citizens of the region at this time? What role does this battle play in the Seven Years’ War? Create background summaries and/or obituaries for General Wolfe and General Montcalm.

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