Hudson's Bay
“A FABULOUS FIGURE WHO SAVED A NEW WORLD-FOR THE RULER WHO HAD ORDERED HIM HANGED!”
6.1(12)19401h 35mEN
Directed by Irving Pichel
Highly fictionalized early history of Canada. Trapper/explorer Radisson imagines an empire around Hudson's Bay. He befriends the Indians, fights the French, and convinces King Charles II to sponsor an expedition of conquest.
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canadafur trappinghistorical fiction18th centuryfur trade
