10 Jan 1987
Blind Chance
Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of Witek's life.
The Great Barrier
Romance..IN THE BUILDING OF A GREAT EMPIRE! Selected by LIFE MAGAZINE as the PICTURE of the WEEK!
The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Top Billed Cast
Richard Arlen Hickey
Barry MacKay Steve
Roy Emerton Moody
Antoinette Cellier Mary Moody
Lilli Palmer Lou
J. Farrell MacDonald Major Rogers
Reginald Barlow James Hill
Arthur Loft William Van Horne
Ben Welden Joe
Jock MacKay Bates
Henry Victor Bulldog Kelly
Ernest Sefton Magistrate
Frank McGlynn Sr. Sir John Macdonald
Gilbert Emery George Stephen
Howard Hickman Donald Smith
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