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The Champagne Safari is a Canadian documentary film, directed by George Ungar and released in 1995. A portrait of industrialist Charles Bedaux, it focuses primarily on his controversial Bedaux expedition through northern Alberta and British Columbia in 1934, including Floyd Crosby's original footage of the expedition that had long been believed lost until being found in Paris in the 1980s.The film was narrated by Colm Feore and Jim Morris, and included David Hemblen as the voice of Bedaux.
The film was in development by 1988, originally under the working title Dangerous Alliances: The Bedaux Story. It premiered in the Perspective Canada program at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival, and was broadcast on TVOntario's documentary series The View from Here in December 1995.The film the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 16th Genie Awards.
Original Release
08/05/1995
US Release
10/27/1995
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Morris | Narrator |
| Colm Feore | Narrator |
| David Hemblen | Charles Bedaux |
| Charles Bedaux | Self |
| Fern Bedaux | Self |
| Arno Breker | Self |
| Bilonha Chiesa | Self |
| James J. Christy | Self |
| Josefina Daly | Self |
| Sepp Dietrich | Self |
Directors
Writers
Harold Crooks, Steve Lucas, John Kramer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jim Morris | Narrator |
| Colm Feore | Narrator |
| David Hemblen | Charles Bedaux |
| Charles Bedaux | Self |
| Fern Bedaux | Self |
| Arno Breker | Self |
| Bilonha Chiesa | Self |
| James J. Christy | Self |
| Josefina Daly | Self |
| Sepp Dietrich | Self |
| Duchess of Windsor | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Duke of Windsor | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Timothy Findley | Self |
| Betty Hanley | Self |
| Charles Higham | Self |
| Adolf Hitler | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Robert Ley | Self |
| Franz Medicus | Self |
| Bernard L. Montgomery | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Ungar | Producer |
| John Walker | Producer |
