Dief! (1981)

Director: William Canning

This documentary short is a portrait of Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and 13th prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979). Diefenbaker's political career spanned 6 decades. When he died in 1979, his state funeral and final train trip west became more a celebration of life than a victory for death.

Cast

John Diefenbaker

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

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Brian Mulroney

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