The Spell of the Yukon

The Spell of the Yukon

19960h 44m

Documentary

Overview

This documentary tells the haunting story of the Klondike Gold Rush in legendary Dawson City. Peppered with Robert Service poems read by New Zealand-born Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, the film recounts how stampedes of fortune seekers came to the Yukon from far and wide in 1897. Less than half of the 100,000 adventurers ever finished the treacherous journey. Archival photographs re-create the saga of the Klondike, including stories from the deadly Chilkoot Pass and Dawson City itself, where fortunes were made and lost overnight. With a personal stake and a sense of wonder, filmmaker Rita Roy discovers a territory still vibrant with legends, and miners still panning for gold under the spell of the harsh yet stunning wilderness.

Senses of Cinema
Manufacturing the Threat
The Thinnest Line
Girls State
Nanook of the North
The KIDBOY TOUR
Marilyn, Her Final Secret
The Undamaged
Nelson Mandela, au nom de la liberté
Low Light and Blue Smoke
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
The Predators of Africa
Framing Britney Spears
Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle
Why?
Othelo The Great
Captain Elliot's Circle
INSIDE: Narrative of Our Journey
Human Combustion
Walt Disney's 'The Jungle Book': The Making of a Musical Masterpiece