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City of Gold
Description
A vivid recollection of the Klondike gold rush at its frenzied height, City of Gold uses a collage of still photographs to compare Dawson City of the gold rush, when the gold from its river beds flowed freely through the stores, taverns and dance halls, with the more tranquil Dawson City of the present. In this 1957 classic film, Pierre Berton recreates those agonizing months during which would-be prespectors struggled through steep passes and wintery trails to reach the fabled gold fields 2,000 miles north of civilization.
1957, 21 min 40 s
Awards
Gold Caravelle - 2nd prize
International Festival of Films on People and Countries
December 5 1968, La Spezia - Italy
Gold Medal
Festival dei Popoli / International Film Festival on Social Documentary
December 12 to 18 1960, Florence - Italy
Chris Award Plaque - First Prize
International Film and Video Festival
May 4 to 5 1960, Columbus - USA
Honourable Mention
Festival of Experimental and Documentary Films
January 1 1960, Santiago de Chile - Chile
First Prize
Ibero-American-Filipino Documentary Film Contest
October 1 to 10 1959, Bilbao - Spain
Blue Ribbon Award - Category: History and Biography
Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival
April 1 to 4 1959, New York - USA
Best Film - Category: General
Yorkton Film Festival
October 20 to 22 1958, Yorkton - Canada
Gold Medal
International Festival of Mountain and Exploration Films Citta di Trento
October 6 to 12 1958, Trento - Italy
Film of the Year
Genie Awards
June 21 1958, Toronto - Canada
Award of Merit - Category: Arts and Experimental
Genie Awards
June 21 1958, Toronto - Canada
Honourable Mention
SODRE International Festival of Documentary and experimental Films
May 1 1958, Montevideo - Uruguay
Honourable Mention
Annual Robert J. Flaherty Film Awards (City College Institute of Film Techniques)
March 22 1958, New York - USA
Prize
Festival of Contemporary Arts (University of Illinois)
March 1 1958, Chicago - USA
First Prize - Category: Documentary
International Annual Film Festival
January 1 1958, Vancouver - Canada
First Prize - Statuette of St. Finbarr - Category: General Interest
Cork Film Festival
June 3 to 9 1957, Cork - Ireland
First Prize - Category: Documentary Short
International Film Festival
May 2 to 17 1957, Cannes - France
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