Whistling Smith

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Whistling Smith
Directed byMarrin Canell
Michael J. F. Scott
Written byDonald Brittain
Produced byBarrie Howells
Ian McLaren
Michael J. F. Scott
CinematographyHenri Fiks
Edited byMarrin Canell
Michael J. F. Scott
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
27 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Whistling Smith is a 1975 Canadian short documentary film about Vancouver policeman Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith, directed by Marrin Canell. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 48th Academy Awards.[1][2][3]

Production[]

Whistling Smith was produced for the National Film Board's Pacificanada series, which aired on CBC-TV in early 1975. The film's narration was written and read by Donald Brittain.[4]

Accolades[]

Along with its Oscar nomination, the film won a Canadian Film Award for Sound Re-Recording.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. ^ Whistling Smith (1975)-MUBI
  3. ^ The End of the Game Wins Documentary Short: 1976 Oscars
  4. ^ Ohayon, Albert. "Pacificanada: British Columbia Seen through the NFB Lens". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Whistling Smith". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

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