In Bed with an Elephant
7.5
“A retrospective look at the relationship between Canada's prime ministers and America's presidents”
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. Part four of Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada series.
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5 films
Cast
4 people
Kent Martin Director · James Laxer Writer Eric Lemoyne Composer
United States release October 30, 1987 · Produced in Canada
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · January 1, 1986
Physical
United States · October 30, 1987
Theatrical
Canada
November 16, 1987 · TV
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