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Strangers for the Day

Georges Dufaux & Jacques Godbout

1962 27 min

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This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow them on a snowy journey by train to Montreal.

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This short documentary shows the reactions of European immigrants as they land in Halifax at the beginning of the 1960s. From the port, we follow them on a snowy journey by train to Montreal.

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Credits

• director
  Georges Dufaux
  
  Jacques Godbout
  
• script
  Georges Dufaux
  
  Jacques Godbout
  
• producer
  Fernand Dansereau
  
• camera
  Gilles Gascon
  
  Georges Dufaux
  
• sound
  Marcel Carrière
  
• editing
  Jacques Godbout
  
  Georges Dufaux
  
  Monique Fortier
  
• sound editing
  Ron Alexander
  
  Roger Lamoureux
  
• re-recording
  Ron Alexander
  
  Roger Lamoureux
  

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