The Dawson Patrol

The Dawson Patrol

The Dawson Patrol

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The Dawson Patrol

1977

1h 30m

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Drama

Adventure

Overview

A dramatization of the true story of four men of the North West Mounted Police who, in 1910, set out on a patrol from Fort McPehreson in Canada's Nortwest Territories to Dawson City, Yukon, 500 miles away - and who never reached their destination.

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Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

George R. Robertson

Mounted Police Inspector Francis Fitzgerald

George R. Robertson

Acting

James B. Douglas

Northwest Mounted Policeman

James B. Douglas

Acting

Tim Henry

Northwest Mounted Policeman

Tim Henry

Acting

Neil Dainard

Northwest Mounted Policeman

Neil Dainard

Acting

Leslie Nielsen

Narrator

Leslie Nielsen

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