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Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair (1984)
Directed by Paul Cowan
Documentary · 58m
Paul Cowan's film captures the spirit of the legal battle over abortion waged by Dr. Henry Morgentaler in Quebec and in federal courts between 1970 and 1976. Using a combination of newsreel footage, interviews and re-enactments, this docudrama unravels the complexities of the case that began as a challenge to Canada's abortion laws and turned into a precedent-setting civil rights case.
Crew
- Director
- Paul Cowan
- Writer
- Jefferson Lewis
- Editor
- Paul Cowan
Details
- Release date
- 1984-01-01
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ONF | NFB