This documentary examines the media's coverage of the Canadian federal election of May 1979. Filmed over a 3-week period, it takes a fascinating look at journalists in action and the politicians who attempt to manipulate the media.
Peter Raymont
Writer, Director
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Prime Minister / Liberal leader
Joe Clark
PC leader
Ed Broadbent
NDP leader
Richard Gwyn
journalist
Jim Munson
journalist
Mark Phillips
journalist
Doug Small
journalist
Suzanne Perry
Liberal campaign
Peter O'Malley
NDP campaign
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Public Speaking70%
Looking for Richard68%
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments74%
The Class of ‘9271%
Cover-Up71%
A Plastic Ocean75%
The War Room68%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
South of the Border60%
Gascoigne63%
Fuck64%
180° South72%
The Corporation76%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish67%
That's Entertainment!73%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
