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The Glass Ark (1994)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Bernard Gosselin

Synopsis

The undertaking of an enthusiastic group of scientists to transform an indoor cycle racing-track built for the 1968 Montréal Olympics into an ecological park. The Biodôme of Montréal contains 4 ecosystems of the 3 Americas, from the Tropical Forrest to the Polar World, from the Laurentian Forrest to the St-Lawrence Marine Environment.

Actors

Crews

Bernard Gosselin
Bernard Gosselin
Director
Paul Lapointe
Paul Lapointe
Producer
Yvon Benoît
Yvon Benoît
Sound
Richard Besse
Richard Besse
Sound
Jacques Drouin
Jacques Drouin
Sound
Bernard Gosselin
Bernard Gosselin
Editor
Michelle Guérin
Michelle Guérin
Editor
Claude Langlois
Claude Langlois
Sound Editor
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Jean-Pierre Joutel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Serge Boivin
Serge Boivin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Marcel Lepage
Robert Marcel Lepage
Music
Alain Dostie
Alain Dostie
Director of Photography

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