Buried on Sunday

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Buried on Sunday
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Directed by	Paul Donovan
Produced by	Suzanne Colvin William Fleming
Written by	Paul Donovan William Fleming
Starring	Paul Gross Denise Virieux Henry Czerny
Music by	Marty Simon
Cinematography	Les Krizsan
Editing by	Stephan Fanfara
Release date(s)	1992
Running time	94 min.
Country	Canada
Language	English
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Buried on Sunday is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1992. It was directed by Paul Donovan, and written by Donovan and Bill Fleming.

The film stars Paul Gross as Augustus Knickel, the mayor of Solomon Gundy, a fictional island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The community is in an economic crisis due to the Nova Scotia cod fishing moratorium, but finds its fortunes transformed when an AWOL Russian nuclear submarine surfaces at the island. With only four remaining crewman, including the former missile programming officer-turned-prisoner (Tommy Sexton) on board, Knickel buys the submarine, discovers a cache of tactical missiles, and subsequently declares the island an independent nuclear power.

The film's cast also includes Mary Walsh, Maury Chaykin, Henry Czerny, Andy Jones and Louis Del Grande. It also includes a cameo appearance by Harvey Kirck as a newscaster.