List of Canadian films of 1973

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1973:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Action: The October Crisis of 1970 Robin Spry Documentary
The Aviators of Hudson Strait William Weintraub Documentary
Between Friends Don Shebib Michael Parks, Bonnie Bedelia, Chuck Shamata, Henry Beckman Crime drama [1]
Blue Blood Andrew Sinclair Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis, Meg Wynn Owen, Derek Jacobi DramaCanada-U.K. co-production [2]
Cannibal Girls Ivan Reitman Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Ronald Ulrich Horror, comedy
Come on Children Allan King Documentary [3]
Coming Home Bill Reid Documentary
The Death of a Lumberjack (La Mort d'un bûcheron) Gilles Carle Carole Laure, Willie Lamothe, Daniel Pilon Drama
A Delicate Balance Tony Richardson Katharine Hepburn, Paul Scofield, Lee Remick, Kate Reid DramaUK-US-Canada coproduction
Enuff Is Enuff (J'ai mon voyage!) Denis Héroux Dominique Michel, Jean Lefebvre, Francis Blanche, Denise Proulx ComedyCanada-France co-production [4]
The Family That Dwelt Apart Yvon Mallette NFB animated short Academy Award nominee; Canadian Film Award – Animated Short [5]
Goodbye Sousa Tony Ianzelo Documentary
Grierson Roger Blais Documentary
The Hard Part Begins Paul Lynch Donnelly Rhodes, Nancy Belle Fuller, Paul Bradley Drama [6]
The Heavenly Bodies (Les Corps célestes) Gilles Carle Donald Pilon, Carole Laure, Micheline Lanctôt, Jacques Dufilho Drama [7]
Hunger Peter Foldès NFB animated shortFirst computer-animated film.
Kamouraska Claude Jutra Geneviève Bujold, Richard Jordan, Philippe Léotard, Camille BernardHistorical drama, romance based on the novel by Anne Hébert.Canada-France co-production
Keep It in the Family Larry Kent John Gavin, Patricia Gage Drama [8]
The Last Betrothal (Les Dernières fiançailles) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Marthe Nadeau, J.-Léo Gagnon Drama [9]
Life Times Nine Paul Shapiro, Melissa Franklin, Robi Blumenstein, Jordon Hale, Ricky Clark, Celia Merkur, Kimmie Jensen, Andy File, Marilyn BeckerShortProduced by Pen Densham & John Watson; Academy Award nominee
The Neptune Factor Daniel Petrie Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon Underwater adventure
O.K. ... Laliberté Marcel Carrière Jacques Godin, Luce Guilbeault, Jean Lapointe Comedy-drama
Ordinary Tenderness (Tendresse ordinaire) Jacques Leduc Esther Auger, Jocelyn Bérubé Drama [10]
Paperback Hero Peter Pearson Keir Dullea, Elizabeth Ashley, John Beck Comedy drama
Pigs Are Seldom Clean (On n'engraisse pas les cochons à l'eau claire) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Drama
The Pyx Harvey Hart Karen Black, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon, Jean-Louis Roux Thriller
The Rainbow Boys Gerald Potterton Donald Pleasence, Kate Reid, Don Calfa Comedy [11]
Reaction: A Portrait of a Society in Crisis Robin Spry Documentary
Réjeanne Padovani Denys Arcand Roger Lebel, Céline Lomez Crime drama Canadian Film Award – Screenplay
Slipstream David Acomba Luke Askew, Patti Oatman, Eli Rill Drama, romance
The Sloane Affair Douglas Jackson Michael Kane, John Bethune, Cec Linder, Ron HartmannDocudrama
Taureau Clément Perron André Melançon, Michèle Magny, Monique Lepage, Marcel Sabourin Drama
There's Always a Way to Find a Way (Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!) Denis Héroux Willie Lamothe, Jean-Guy Moreau, Yvan Ducharme, Dominique Michel Comedy
U-Turn George Kaczender David Selby, Maud Adams, Gay Rowan, William Osler Drama [12]
Ultimatum Jean Pierre Lefebvre Drama
You Are Warm, You Are Warm (Tu brûles... tu brûles...) Jean-Guy Noël Gabriel Arcand, Guy L'Écuyer, Pierre Curzi Drama

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References

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  8. "Keep It in the Family". 13 April 1973 via IMDb.
  9. Clandfield, David (1987). Canadian Film. Toronto: Oxford University Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN   0-19-540581-1.
  10. Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion . Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp.  291–292. ISBN   0-7725-1505-0.
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  12. "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.