The Vinland Mystery (1984)
The Vinland Mystery (1984)
This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.

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Jon Granik Jon Granik As: Narrator
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This short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America - Vinland the Good. Mentioned in Icelandic manuscripts and speculated about for over two centuries, Vinland is known as "the place where the wild grapes grow" and was thought to be on the eastern coast between Virginia and Newfoundland. In 1960 a curious group of house mounds was uncovered at l'Anse aux Meadows in northern Newfoundland by Drs. Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad of Norway. Added to the United Nations World Heritage List, l'Anse aux Meadows is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.


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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 01 January 1984

Country: CA

Runtime: 29m

Company Credits

Company: ONF | NFB

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Cast

Jon Granik

Jon Granik

Narrator

Directed By

Writing Credits

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Production Crew

Bob Spence

Bob Spence

Administration

Barrie Howells

Barrie Howells

Executive Producer

William Pettigrew

William Pettigrew

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

André Vincelli

André Vincelli

Music

John Knight

John Knight

Sound Editor

Bev Davidson

Bev Davidson

Location Sound Recordist

Louis Hone

Louis Hone

Music Sound Design and Processing

Jean-Pierre Joutel

Jean-Pierre Joutel

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Simon Leblanc

Simon Leblanc

Assistant Camera

Don Virgo

Don Virgo

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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