''D'Iberville'' is a

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dramatic adventure television series which aired on

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in 1967 and 1968, and on

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's English network from 1968 to 1969.

Premise

The series is a dramatic portrayal based on the adventures of

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( Albert Millaire) in late 17th century when the British, Dutch and French were rivals for North American lands and the fur trade. The initial episodes concerned Lemoyne's early years when his father explored Lake Ontario, in the context of competition between Chevalier de La Salle and Sieur de LaBarre. In 1685, Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville became governor of New France. In the second phase of the series, episodes featured d'Iberville's early military career under the Chevalier de Troyes and the expeditions to Hudson's Bay and their capture of various forts in that region. Finally, the series concludes with episodes featuring d'Iberville commanding naval troops during the New England Campaign near the beginning of the 18th century.

Production

Radio-Canada produced ''D'Iberville'' in co-production with ORTF (France) and Radio-Télévision Belge (Belgium), Société suisse de radiodiffusion (Switzerland). Episodes were filmed in colour at

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with sets which resembled 17th century Quebec. The production featured a reconstruction of d'Iberville's ship, the ''Pelican''. The cast featured 175 actors.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on CBC's English network on Mondays at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 7 October 1968 to 23 June 1969. It was rebroadcast Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. from September to November 1969, and from February to March 1970. An English dub of the series was produced later. ''This is D'Iberville'', a

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documentary of the series was produced by Brian O'Leary, It was broadcast on 7 August 1967 through CBC television.

Cast

* Albert Millaire as

* Jean Besre as Paul Lemoyne, Sieur de Maricourt * Alexandre Rigneault as Jacques Le Ber * Jacques Monod as Joseph-Antoine de La Barre * Francois Rozet as

Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay (; 2 August 1626 – February 1685),: gives dates (1 August 1626; d. at Ville-Marie, 1683) and mentions names/actions of several sons. was a French officer and merchant who was a prominent fi ...

(d'Iberville's father) * Gilles Pelletier as Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville * Yves Letourneau as La Salle * Leo Ilial as

Pierre de Troyes, Chevalier de Troyes Pierre de Troyes (born at unknown date – died 1688) was a captain that led the French capture of Moose Factory, Rupert House, and Fort Albany on Hudson Bay 1686. Arrival in Canada A captain in the French army de Troyes arrived at Quebec in A ...

References

External links

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D'Iberville Episode
{{DEFAULTSORT:D'iberville (Tv Series) CBC Television original programming 1968 Canadian television series debuts 1969 Canadian television series endings