| Paperback Hero (Last of the Big Guns) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Pearson |
| Written by |
Barry Pearson Les Rose |
| Produced by |
John F. Bassett James Margellos |
| Starring |
Keir Dullea Elizabeth Ashley John Beck George R. Robertson |
| Cinematography | Donald Wilder |
| Edited by | Kirk Jones |
| Music by | Ron Collier |
Production company | Agincourt International |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$500,000 |
| Box office | $700,000 (Canada) [1] |
Paperback Hero is a 1973 Canadian film, directed by Peter Pearson, which starred Keir Dullea and Elizabeth Ashley. It is set in Saskatchewan and portrays the life of a big-fish minor-league hockey player in a little-pond town. The movie was filmed in Delisle, Saskatchewan.
It was originally titled Last of the Big Guns, but was renamed to reflect the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot's " If You Could Read My Mind", which was featured on the soundtrack.
It won the Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for Film Editing, Overall Sound, and Cinematography. [2]
It was later screened at the 1984 Festival of Festivals as part of Front & Centre, a special retrospective program of artistically and culturally significant films from throughout the history of Canadian cinema. [3] It was selected in 2006 for TIFF's Canadian Open Vault program, which preserves examples of notable Canadian cinema. [4]
See also
References
- ^ "Canadian Films Grosses". Variety. November 24, 1976. p. 32.
- ^ ACCT - Canadian Awards History Search, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ^ Carole Corbeil, "The stars are coming out for Toronto's film festival". The Globe and Mail, September 6, 1984.
- ^ Canadian Open Vault - FilmCircuit.ca, archived from the original on 2011-03-08, retrieved 2010-02-27
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