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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: James Laxer
Crew: John Martin (Sound), Erna Buffie (Location Manager), Svend-Erik Erikson (Title Designer), Bruce Hagerman (Unit Manager), Geoff Rogers (Additional Photography), Eric Lemoyne (Original Music Composer)
Country: Canada
Language: English
Studio: ONF | NFB
Runtime: 60 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 30, 1987
IMDb: 4