Panama Canal Stories(2014)
Five shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal. Men, women and children who are influenced by the existence of the "Canal", the event that changed the history of not only a country but the world.
Movie: Panama Canal Stories
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Clarice Thompson (segment "1913") / Clarice Jones (segment "2013")
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Five shorts spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal. Men, women and children who are influenced by the existence of the "Canal", the event that changed the history of not only a country but the world.
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2014-10-09
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