Dief!
January 1, 1981
27m
Overview
This documentary short is a portrait of Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and 13th prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979). Diefenbaker's political career spanned 6 decades. When he died in 1979, his state funeral and final train trip west became more a celebration of life than a victory for death.
Director
William Canning
Cast
John Diefenbaker
Self
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Self
Brian Mulroney
Self
