Patrick Watson
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Biography: Patrick Watson is a Canadian actor, television host, writer and producer. He became chairman of the CBC Board of Directors in 1989 and resigned four and a half years later.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birthday: December 23, 1929
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Gender: Male
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The Terry Fox Story
Overview: The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-05-22
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Heritage Minutes: Emily Carr
Overview: The British Columbia painter discovers the artistic muse that will drive her life's work.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-28
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Heritage Minutes: Marion Orr
Overview: The ferry command pilot delivers fighter planes to Britain during the Second World War, and plans her post-war career as Canada's first female flight school operator.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-01
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Countdown to Looking Glass
Overview: A fictional confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. The narrative of the film details the events that lead up to the initial exchange of nuclear weapons from the perspective of an on-going news broadcast.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-14
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The Fourth Angel
Overview: Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terrorist movement, and his wife and daughter are among the slaughtered. With western governments suppressing key facts and unwilling to go after the terrorists, Jack uses his contacts and snooping skill to seek the truth himself.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-15
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The Land That Devours Ships
Overview: For almost a century and a half, Her Majesty's Ship Breadalbane lay wrecked and forgotten under the Arctic ice. In the spring of 1983, noted undersea explorer Dr. Joseph MacInnis led a team of twenty men on one of the most difficult, dangerous and unforgettable undersea adventures of the century--to put a diver on board the sunken vessel and recover some artifacts. This film, introduced by H.R.H. Prince Charles, provides a stunning visual account of this historic expedition.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Heritage Minutes: Grey Owl
Overview: Englishman Archie Belaney rises to prominence as a notable author and lecturer after he took on the First Nations identity called Grey Owl. Adapted from the film of the same name.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Bethune
Overview: Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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