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- ↑ "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
