Goodbye Sousa | |
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Directed by | Tony Ianzelo |
Produced by | George Pearson |
Cinematography | Bob Charlie Tony Ianzelo Andreas Poulsson Tony Westman |
Edited by | Torben Schioler |
Music by | John Philip Sousa |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
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The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 25th Canadian Film Awards in 1971. [2]
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Goodbye Sousa in the NFB collection catalog