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The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
8.0 / 10• 1968• 17m•NR• English
DocumentaryComedy
Storyline
A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans have done to them lately. In the film, a lone canoeist lives through the changes of geological history, through Ice Age and flood, only to find himself in the end trapped in a sea of scum.
Cast & Crew
BJ
Blake James
Man in the Canoe
LeadWhat People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Mason's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
