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  • Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken (2000)
  • 45 min | Documentary, Biography
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Beaverbrook: The Various Lives of Max Aitken (2000)
45 min | Documentary, Biography

Multimillionaire, press baron and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Max Aiken was, in his time, the most powerful Canadian on the world stage. He is the stuff of legend. From humble beginnings, Aitken eventually climbed to the heights of the ...See moreMultimillionaire, press baron and entrepreneur extraordinaire, Max Aiken was, in his time, the most powerful Canadian on the world stage. He is the stuff of legend. From humble beginnings, Aitken eventually climbed to the heights of the British aristocracy, taking the title Lord Beaverbrook, befriending Winston Churchill and building the world's greatest newspaper empire. This NFB video makes excellent use of black-and-white historical film footage interspersed with beautiful color photography to tell his story. See less
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Lord Beaverbrook
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