List of Canadian films of 1970

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1970:

Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes  | Ref

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The Act of the Heart | Paul Almond | Geneviève Bujold, Donald Sutherland, Monique Leyrac | Drama, romance |  |
The Awakening (L'amour humain) | Denis Héroux | Louise Marleau, Jacques Riberolles | Drama |  |
Crimes of the Future | David Cronenberg | Ronald Mlodzik | Horror, science fiction | Cronenberg's first medium-length feature. |
Don't Knock the Ox | Tony Ianzelo |  | Documentary |  | [1]
Goin' Down the Road | Donald Shebib | Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley, Jayne Eastwood | Drama | Canadian Film Award – Feature Film, Actor (McGrath and Bradley); AV Preservation Trust Masterwork |
The Hart of London | Jack Chambers |  | Experimental |  | [2]
Here and Now (L'Initiation) | Denis Héroux | Chantal Renaud, Danielle Ouimet, Jacques Riberolles, Céline Lomez | Exploitation |  |
Homer | John Trent | Don Scardino, Tisa Farrow, Alex Nicol | Drama |  |
The Johari Window | Collective |  | Docudrama | Created as a class project by Carleton University journalism students | [3]
King of the Grizzlies | Ron Kelly | John Yesno, Chris Wiggins, Hugh Webster | Adventure |  |
The Last Act of Martin Weston | Michael Jacot | Jon Granik, Nuala Fitzgerald, Milena Dvorská, Al Waxman | Drama |  | [4]
The Life and Times of Chester-Angus Ramsgood | David Curnick | Robert Mason, Mary-Beth McPhee, David Curnick, Ed Astley | Crime comedy |  | [5]
A Little Fellow from Gambo | Julian Biggs | Joey Smallwood | Documentary |  |
Love in a Four Letter World | John Sone | Michael Kane, Helen Whyte, Candy Greene, Cayle Chernin, Monique Mercure | Pornography, sexploitation |  | [6]
Prologue | Robin Spry | John Robb, Elaine Malus, Gary Rader, Peter Cullen | Drama |  |
Q-Bec My Love | Jean Pierre Lefebvre | Anne Lauriault | Satire |  | [7]
Rainy Day Woman | Ron Hallis | Ashley Murray, Helen Keenan | Drama |  | [8]
Red | Gilles Carle | Daniel Pilon, Geneviève Deloir, Gratien Gélinas, Fernande Giroux | Drama | Canadian Film Award – Supporting Actor (Gélinas), Supporting Actress (Giroux), Cinematography | [9]
Sad Song of Yellow Skin | Michael Rubbo |  | NFB documentary | Canadian Film Award – Special Award; BAFTA – Robert Flaherty Documentary Award |
Surfacing on the Thames | David Rimmer |  | Experimental |  |
This Was the Time | Eugene Boyko | Robert Davidson | Documentary |  | [10]
Two Women in Gold (Deux femmes en or) | Claude Fournier | Monique Mercure, Louise Turcot | Comedy |  | [11]
Wild Africa | William Bantings, John Livingston |  | Documentary |  | [12]

## See also

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* 1970 in Canada
* 1970 in Canadian television

## References

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1. ^ Darrell Varga, Shooting from the East: Filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015. ISBN 9780773546295. p. 156.
2. ^ Brakhage, Stan. "The Hart of London: A Document of the City." The Films of Jack Chambers. Kathryn Elder, ed. Toronto: Cinematheque Ontario Monographs. 117-124. ISBN 978-0-9682969-4-3
3. ^ Frank Daley, "At the Movies". Ottawa Journal, March 20, 1970.
4. ^ John Clare, "Jacot's Canadian Movie Made in Prague". Calgary Herald, September 3, 1970.
5. ^ Michael Walsh, "The reel truth about Canada: The life and times of David Curnick". The Province, May 2, 1970.
6. ^ Martin Knelman, "Four-Letter World: 100% Canadian porno". The Globe and Mail, March 1, 1971.
7. ^ "Q-Bec my love – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre". Films du Québec, March 9, 2014.
8. ^ Dane Lanken, "Local film has the elements—but isn't really a skin flick". Montreal Gazette, July 4, 1970.
9. ^ Bill Marshall, Quebec National Cinema. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001. ISBN 9780773521162. pp. 249-251.
10. ^ Barry T. Klein, Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Todd Publications, 2005. ISBN 9780915344772. p. 298.
11. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Deux femmes en or – Film de Claude Fournier". Films du Québec, January 19, 2009.
12. ^ "Special to Focus on Game Reserves". Calgary Herald, February 20, 1970. p. 81.

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