Action: The October Crisis of 1970

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Genres: Documentary

Plot Sypnosis:

A masterclass in urgent historical filmmaking by National Film Board veteran Robin Spry (One Man), Action: The October Crisis of 1970 is a bracing portrait, expertly synthesizing a dizzying, watershed moment through archival material, news reports, and first-hand, on-the-ground footage. In league with the great political documentaries of the ‘60s and ‘70s – and complemented here by its companion film, Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis – Action remains a riveting account of the upheaval that shook Canada to its very core.

directed by: Robin Spry
starring: Robin Spry, Pierre Trudeau, René Lévesque, Robert Lemieux, Jean Drapeau, Robert Bourassa, John Diefenbaker
1973 / 87 min / 1.33:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Additional info:

Region A Blu-ray
Scanned and restored in 2K from the 16mm interpositive by the National Film Board of Canada
Audio commentary featuring writer and film programmer Justine Smith
Audio commentary assembled from archival interviews with director Robin Spry
Tensions and Contradictions (2025, 16 min.) – New interview with professor Zoë Druick
Making Action (2025, 15 min.) – New interview with NFB curator Marc St-Pierre
Alternate French language audio track
Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis (1973, 58 min.) – Spry documentary exploring a sampling of English-speaking Québec’s perspective on the October Crisis
Booklet featuring a new essay by film critic/professor Tom McSorley and an essay by film journalist A. Ibrányi-Kiss
Reversible cover artwork
English SDH subtitles