The Champagne Safari (1996)

  
Format:  The Champagne Safari DVD 
 
 
Wealthy Franco-American industrialist/adventurer Charles Bedaux's globe-hopping exploits in the 1920s and '30s captured the world's attention...and his dealings with Nazi Germany led to charges of collaboration and treason and his eventual suicide in 1944. This fascinating documentary details Bedaux's life and features footage of his famed 1934 expedition across the Canadian Rockies. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; biography; photo gallery; more.
 
SKU: D51773
$22.49
Regularly $24.99
Category:
Documentary
Director:
George Ungar
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Colm Feore, David Hemblen

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