Movie

David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker (1964)

• January 1, 1964
• 28m

• History

Overview

This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of uncharted territory. His achievement remains unsurpassed.

Director

Bernard Devlin

Writers

M. Charles Cohen

Starring

James B. Douglas, Ivor Barry, Tony Van Bridge