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- 1 2 "First feature from Canada at festival". Ottawa Citizen , July 6, 1966.
- ↑ Pearl Sheffy, "Some Tough Talk on Canada Films". Vancouver Sun , August 12, 1966.
- ↑ Jean-Guy Pilon, "Yul 871, un film qui donne à voir". Liberté , Vol, 8, No. 5-6 (Sep-Dec 1966). pp. 47-48.
- ↑ "English Version of YUL 871". Edmonton Journal , May 23, 1967.
- ↑ Albert Ohayon, "YUL 871: A Feature Film for the 1960s". National Film Board of Canada, June 1, 2011.
