Action : The October Crisis of 1970

Name: Action : The October Crisis of 1970
Director: Robin Spry
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1974-09-16
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Robin Spry, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, René Lévesque, Robert Lemieux, Jean Drapeau

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Action : The October Crisis of 1970

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Status

Released

Production

ONF | NFB

Aired

1974-09-16

Action : The October Crisis of 1970

A long and thoughtful look at those desperate days of October 1970, when Montréal awaited the outcome of FLQ terrorist acts. This film puts the October Crisis in the long perspective of history. Compiled from news and other films, it shows independence movements past and present, and their leaders; it reflects the mingled relief, dismay, defiance, when the Canadian army came to Montréal; and it shows how political leaders viewed the intervention.

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