| City of Gold | |
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| Directed by | |
| Produced by | Tom Daly |
| Narrated by | Pierre Berton |
| Music by | Eldon Rathburn |
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| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
| Release date(s) | 1957 |
| Running time | 21 min |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
City of Gold is a 1957 Canadian documentary film by Colin Low and Wolf Koenig, chronicling Dawson City during the Klondike Gold Rush. The film is narrated by Pierre Berton and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
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City of Gold made innovative use of archival photos, combining narration, music and camera movements to bring drama to these still images. Its innovative use of still photography in this manner has been cited by Ken Burns as an inspiration for the so-called Ken Burns effect.[1][2][3]
Winner of the Palme d'or for best short film at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award.[4]