Summary Cold and scurvy were often the only companions. Shootings and impenetrable wilderness did the rest. More than 30,000 knights of fortune fought their way through the wilderness of British Columbia in the middle of the 19th century. Many failed long before their destination - the fairy tale goldfields of the Cariboo Mountains in northern Canada. Even today, fortune seekers are still searching for the "Bonanza", the fabulously rich gold vein, in the mountains of British Columbia. Around the legendary gold digger towns of Barkerville, Cache Creek and Lillooet, some of the dropouts have settled down and are digging for nuggets with rusty shovel excavators in the overburden. Most, however, lose their entire fortune, return to their homelands destitute or remain in the wilderness as modern trappers. The film visits some of the gold seekers and tells the story of their hope for fast wealth in the far north of Canada.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Cold and scurvy were often the only companions. Shootings and impenetrable wilderness did the rest. More than 30,000 knights of fortune fought their way through the wilderness of British Columbia in the middle of the 19th century. Many failed long before their destination - the fairy tale goldfields of the Cariboo Mountains in northern Canada. Even today, fortune seekers are still searching for the "Bonanza", the fabulously rich gold vein, in the mountains of British Columbia. Around the legendary gold digger towns of Barkerville, Cache Creek and Lillooet, some of the dropouts have settled down and are digging for nuggets with rusty shovel excavators in the overburden. Most, however, lose their entire fortune, return to their homelands destitute or remain in the wilderness as modern trappers. The film visits some of the gold seekers and tells the story of their hope for fast wealth in the far north of Canada.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions