

Chuckwagon
1964-07-05 · 10 min · ★ 9.0
Focusing on the sport of chuckwagon racing at the Calgary Stampede, captured through a mix of aerial, POV, and ringside footage, the film is ahead of its time in the way it captures adrenaline-pumping action. This short documentary offers a ringside view of the chuckwagon race, star attraction of the world-famous Calgary Stampede. Once ponderous Percheron and Clydesdale draught thundered around the course. Now they are racers, and it takes a firm hand to guide such horsepower.
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- Directors
- Robert Barclay
- Production companies
- ONF | NFB, Chetwynd Films Limited
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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