
This short film retraces the life of Herman Smith Johannsen – the man who introduced the sport of cross-country skiing to Canadians. From past to present, his life story is portrayed through pictures from sports newsreels, Norwegian archives and his family album. The film catches up with him at both the Canadian Ski Marathon, where he is the honoured guest, and on a return trip to his native Norway.

Stanley Jackson
Narrator

Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen
Self

Nanook of the North

The Last Guide

Place of the Boss: Utshimassits

Lost Heroes

Momentum

Two Countries, One Street

Wide Boyz II – Slender Gentlemen

Shipbuilder

Beluga Days

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

The Royal Visit

Golden Globe - Kanada - Der Osten

Glenn Gould: Extasis

Coming Home

Les Feux de la Saint-Jean

The Corporation

Daughter of the Crater

EXPO 67 Mission Impossible

Trick or Treaty?

Anticosti: La chasse au pétrole extrême