Action: The October Crisis of 1970
- ️National Film Board of Canada
This feature-length documentary looks at those desperate days of October 1970 when Montreal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. Using news reports and clips from the time, the film reflects upon the October Crisis and reveals the relief, dismay and defiance people felt when the Canadian army stepped in.
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director
Robin Spry
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script
Robin Spry
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producer
Tom Daly
Normand Cloutier
Robin Spry
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editing
Shelagh Mackenzie
Joan Henson
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sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau
Ages 13 to 17
School subjects
Have students write a newspaper article or a TV editorial on one of the major moments from the events of October 1970. Watch or read Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Just Watch Me Speech and discuss the role of Canadian leaders during crisis times. For additional information, consult this website.
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