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- 1 2 Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 201.
- ↑ Suzanne Thomas, Stephen C. Willis and Hélène Plouffe, "Mon Pays". The Canadian Encyclopedia , November 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Productions premiere at festival". Edmonton Journal , August 6, 1965.
