Paperback Hero (1973 film)
| Paperback Hero[1] (Last of the Big Guns) (Der Westentaschen-Cowboy) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Pearson |
| Written by |
Barry Pearson Les Rose |
| Starring |
Keir Dullea Elizabeth Ashley John Beck |
| Cinematography | Donald A. Wilder |
| Edited by | Kirk Jones |
Production company |
Agincourt International |
Release dates |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 (CDN) |
Paperback Hero is a 1973 Canadian movie, directed by Peter Pearson, which starred Keir Dullea and Elizabeth Ashley. It is set in Saskatchewan and portrays the life of a big-fish minor-league hockey player in a little-pond town. The movie was filmed in Delisle, Saskatchewan.
It was originally titled Last of the Big Guns, but was renamed to reflect the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind", which was featured on the soundtrack.
It won the Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for Film Editing, Overall Sound, and Cinematography.[2]
It was selected in 2006 for the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Open Vault program, which preserves examples of notable Canadian cinema.[3]
References
- ↑ stitle=Last of the Big Guns (Paperback Hero Original) Last of the Big Guns Search, retrieved 2011-07-09
- ↑ ACCT - Canadian Awards History Search, retrieved 2007-05-27
- ↑ Canadian Open Vault - FilmCircuit.ca, retrieved 2010-02-27