Filmed on the great Mackenzie River, this short fiction film recreates the amazing voyage of the man who gave his name to it. Following the path outlined in Mackenzie's journal, the film depicts his arduous journey by canoe all the way to the salt water of the Arctic Ocean - one of the great epics of northern exploration.
| Directing | David Bairstow | Director |
| Writing | David Bairstow | Writer |
| Camera | Robert Humble | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dennis Sawyer | Editor |
| Sound | Maurice Blackburn | Music |
| Sound | Sidney Pearson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | George Croll | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Richard Gilbert | Producer |