| The National Dream | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The National Dream The Last Spike |
| Written by | William Whitehead Timothy Findley |
| Directed by | James Murray Eric Till |
| Starring | John Colicos Gillie Fenwick William Hutt Joseph Shaw Gerard Parkes Chris Wiggins |
| Narrated by | Pierre Berton |
| Theme music composer | Louis Applebaum |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Producer | James Murray |
| Cinematography | Harry Makin, CSC |
| Editors | Don Haig Arla Saare |
| Running time | 447 minutes (approx. 56 minutes per episode) |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | 3 March – 28 April 1974 |
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The National Dream, also known as The National Dream: Building the Impossible Railway, is a 1974 Canadian television docudrama miniseries based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book The Last Spike.[1] The television adaptation was written by William Whitehead and Timothy Findley. Berton is listed as a consultant on the credits.