A historical account of the French-Canadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the Federal Govt.'s response by declaring martial-law.A historical account of the French-Canadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the Federal Govt.'s response by declaring martial-law.A historical account of the French-Canadian terrorist kidnapping incident and the Federal Govt.'s response by declaring martial-law.
Réal Caouette
- Self (Créditiste MP)
- (archive footage)
Claude Charron
- Self (Péquiste MNA, with Lévesque)
- (archive footage)
Michel Chartrand
- Self (organizer of miners' strike)
- (archive footage)
James Cross
- Self (with Choquette after his release)
- (archive footage)
Charles de Gaulle
- Self (Vive le Québec libre speech in Montreal)
- (archive footage)
Charles Gagnon
- Self (FLQ with Lemieux)
- (archive footage)
Eric Kierans
- Self
- (archive footage)
Claude Lachance
- Self (journalist, describes discovery of Laporte)
- (archive footage)
André Laurendeau
- Self (Co-chairman, Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism)
- (archive footage)
- (as André Laurandeau)
Robert MacNeil
- Self (hopes to interview Trudeau on Parliament Hill)
- (archive footage)
Normand Maltais
- Self
- (archive footage)
Gaétan Montreuil
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Great footage, a little drawn out
This film provided a wealth of interesting footage from the historical events leading up to and during the October crisis. It was really neat to be able to see the strike breakers come to blows with strikers. I was also surprised to see just how much footage there was of police officers exhibiting some questionable treatment towards the Quebecois protestors. The film also provided a great deal of speeches from the crisis including those of Trudeau, Bourassa and the full broadcast of the FLQ manifesto. I found the footage of the manifesto to be the most interesting part of the film and the October crisis in general. The idea of reading a terror group's work on national television is an event that would signal the end of days to many if it happened in the United States and yet is it presented here as a simply fact, and a relatively small one compared to the other events going on at the time. René Lévesque's comments on Laporte's
death were also quite interesting, it was strange to see the contrast of how he acted before and during his press interview, he really exhibited a side of politicians rarely seen. I did feel that the film had a tendency to let a few scenes run unnecessarily long and that the narration could have been greatly improved. The music used had little impact, especially compared to the primary audio of speeches and protests. The editing also seems like it could be improved as there were a few transitions that were so abrupt I though I accidently skipped ahead. I liked that the film went into some of the details of the opposition to the War Measures Act, I felt like this was not discussed enough in the text. Overall the film provided an interesting look at the October crisis filled with great historical footage. Some of the technical aspects could be improved and some scenes could be cut down. I'd give this film a 6/10.
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- Apr 22, 2019
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- Les évènements d'octobre 1970
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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By what name was Action: The October Crisis of 1970 (1974) officially released in Canada in English?
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