CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 0m

In Bed with an Elephant

A retrospective look at the relationship between Canada's prime ministers and America's presidents

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This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers. Using archival film footage, it demonstrates that Canadian prime ministers, from John A. Macdonald down, all began their tenures by making overtures to their American counterparts. Attitudes and outcomes have varied widely. The almost comic antipathy between Kennedy and Diefenbaker, for instance, is as palpable here as is the folksy camaraderie of Reagan and Mulroney. Part four of Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada series.

Directed byKent Martin

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Released
Runtime
1h 0m
Language
EN
Released
October 30, 1987
Studios
ONF | NFB

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1 credited
Starring
James Laxer

James Laxer

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Directed by
Kent Martin
Kent Martin
Written by
James Laxer
James Laxer
Kent Martin
Kent Martin
Produced by
Kent Martin
Kent Martin

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