List of Canadian films of 1971

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1971:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The Apprentice (Fleur bleue) Larry Kent Steve Fiset, Susan Sarandon, Céline Bernier Crime, drama
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Morley Markson Documentary [1]
The Christmas Martian (Le Martien de Noël) Bernard Gosselin Marcel Sabourin, Catherine LeducChildren's filmLater incorporated into the Tales for All series. [2]
The Crowd Inside Al Waxman Geneviève Robert, Alan Dean, Patricia Collins Drama [3]
Death of a Legend Bill Mason NFB documentary
Evolution Michael Mills NFB animated short Academy Award nominee
Face-Off George McCowan Trudy Young, Art Hindle, John Vernon Drama
Fortune and Men's Eyes Harvey Hart Wendell Burton, Michael Greer, Danny Freedman Drama Canadian Film Award – Supporting Actor (Freedman), Editing
Foxy Lady Ivan Reitman Alan Gordon, Eugene Levy, Nicole Morin Comedy, romance [4]
The Great Ordinary Movie (Le Grand Film ordinaire) Roger Frappier Raymond Cloutier, Paule Baillargeon, Claude Laroche Experimental feature [5]
Heads or Tails (Pile ou face) Roger Fournier Nathalie Naubert, Diane Arcand, Jean Coutu, Patricia FosterComedy
Hold on to Daddy's Ears (Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa) Jean Bissonnette Dominique Michel, Yvon Deschamps, Dabe Broadfoot Comedy
Hot Stuff Zlatko Grgic NFB animated short
How Death Came to Earth Ishu Patel NFB animated short
I'm Going to Get You, Elliott Boy Ed ForsythRoss Stephanson, Maureen McGill, Abdullah the Butcher Prison drama
IXE-13 Jacques Godbout André Dubois, Louise Forestier, Serge Grenier, Marc Laurendeau Musical comedy [6]
Madeleine Is... Sylvia Spring Nicola Lipman, John Juliani DramaFirst Canadian feature directed by a woman [7]
The Master Cats (Les chats bottés) Claude Fournier
A Matter of Life (Question de vie) André Théberge Josée Beauregard, Frédérique Collin, Valda Dalton Drama
The Megantic Outlaw Ron Kelly Gary McKeehan, Sydney Brown, Jane Mallett, Carole Lazare, Lloyd Bochner Drama
The Men (Les Mâles) Gilles Carle Donald Pilon, René Blouin, Andrée Pelletier Comedy
Mon oncle Antoine Claude Jutra Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault, Claude Jutra, Monique Mercure National Film Board drama AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
My Eye (Mon œil) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Raôul Duguay Drama
The Neon PalacePeter Rowe Judy Soroka, Sweet Daddy Siki Experimental feature Canadian Film Award – Special Award [8]
North of Superior Graeme Ferguson DocumentaryFirst IMAX short made for Ontario Place, the first purpose-built IMAX theatre in the world. [9]
The Only Thing You Know Clarke Mackey Ann Knox, John Denos, Allan Royal Drama Canadian Film Awards – Actress (Knox), Special Award [10]
Les Philharmonistes Yves Leduc NFB documentary
Propaganda Message Barrie Nelson NFB animated short
The Proud Rider Walter Baczynsky Michael Bell, Scott Colomby, Art Hindle Drama
Proxyhawks Jack Darcus Jack Darcus, Susan Spencer, Edward HutchingsDrama
La Région Centrale Michael Snow Structural film
The Reincarnate Don Haldane Jack Creley, Jay Reynolds, Trudy Young Horror [11] [12]
Rip-Off Donald Shebib Don Scardino, Ralph Endersby, Michael Kukulewich Drama [13] [14]
Sex in the Snow (Après-ski) Roger Cardinal Daniel Pilon, Céline Lomez Sex comedy
Synchromy Norman McLaren NFB animated short
This Is a Photograph Albert Kish Documentary
Those Damned Savages (Les Maudits sauvages) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Drama
Tiki Tiki Gerald Potterton ComedyOriginal animation intercut with recontextualized footage from the 1966 Russian live action film Aybolit-66 .
We Are Far from the Sun (On est loin du soleil) Jacques Leduc Marthe Nadeau, J.-Léo Gagnon DocudramaA film about the life of Brother André [15] [16]

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