History on the Run: The Media and the '79 Election (1979)
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.
- Released
- 1979-07-01
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 57 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Peter Raymont
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau as Prime Minister / Liberal leader
- Joe Clark as PC leader
- Ed Broadbent as NDP leader
- Richard Gwyn as journalist
- Jim Munson as journalist
- Mark Phillips as journalist
- Doug Small as journalist
- Suzanne Perry as Liberal campaign
- Peter O'Malley as NDP campaign
- Fred Ennis as radio journalist
- Jim Coutts as Liberal campaign
- Robin Sears as NDP campaign
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