D'Iberville (TV series)
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Genre | adventure drama |
Written by | Guy Fournier Jacques Letourneau Jean Pellerin |
Starring | Radio-Canada CBC Television |
Release | 7 October 1968 23 June 1969 | –
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Premise
The series is a dramatic portrayal based on the adventures of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (Albert Millaire) in late 17th century when the British, Dutch and French were rivals for North American lands and the fur trade.
The initial episodes concerned Lemoyne's early years when his father explored Lake Ontario, in the context of competition between Chevalier de La Salle and Sieur de LaBarre. In 1685,
In the second phase of the series, episodes featured d'Iberville's early military career under the Chevalier de Troyes and the expeditions to Hudson's Bay and their capture of various forts in that region.
Finally, the series concludes with episodes featuring d'Iberville commanding naval troops during the New England Campaign near the beginning of the 18th century.
Production
Radio-Canada produced D'Iberville in co-production with
Episodes were filmed in colour at Île d'Orléans, Quebec with sets which resembled 17th century Quebec. The production featured a reconstruction of d'Iberville's ship, the Pelican. The cast featured 175 actors.[1]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on CBC's English network on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1968 to 23 June 1969. It was rebroadcast Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. from September to November 1969, and from February to March 1970. An English
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Cast
- Albert Millaire as Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
- Jean Besre as Paul Lemoyne, Sieur de Maricourt
- Alexandre Rigneault as Jacques Le Ber
- Jacques Monod as Joseph-Antoine de La Barre
- Francois Rozet as Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (d'Iberville's father)
- Gilles Pelletier as Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville
- Yves Letourneau as La Salle
- Leo Ilial as Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes.
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "D'Iberville". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "D'Iberville". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- D'Iberville at IMDb
- D'Iberville Episode