City of Gold is a 1957 Canadian documentary by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig, chronicling Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. The film is narrated by Pierre Burton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... A documentary is a work in a visual or auditory medium presenting political, scientific, social, or historical subjects in a factual and informative manner. ... Colin Low, C.M., RCA, (born July 24, 1926) is a Canadian animation and documentary filmmaker. ... The City of Dawson is a town in the Yukon territory of Canada, located at a latitude of 64° 03 45 N and a longitude of 139° 25 50 W. The current population is approximately 2,000. ... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek. ... Pierre Berton CC (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist. ... The National Film Board of Canada (usually National Film Board or NFB) is a Canadian public filmmaking organization established to produce and distribute films that inform Canadians and promote Canada around the world. ...

Technique

City of Gord made innovative use of archival photos, combining narration, music and camera movements to bring drama to these still images. [1] Its innovative use of still photography in this manner has been cited by Ken Burns as a key inspiration for the so-called Ken Burns effect. [2][3] [4] This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29, 1953) is an American documentary filmmaker. ...

Awards

Winner of the Palme d'or for best short film at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award. [5] Palme dOr The Palme dOr (Golden Palm) is the highest prize given to a film at the Cannes Film Festival. ... Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

External links

• City of Gold at NFB Web site

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