EXPO 67 Mission Impossible

April. 25,2017

Rating：

8.1

Genre：

History Documentary

Keywords：

Canada Montreal World's Fair

Trailer Synopsis Cast

This documentary let us to relive the challenge of the men behind the 1967 Universal Exposition in Montréal, Canada. By searching trough 80,000 archival documents at the national Archives, they managed to bring light on one of the biggest logistical and political challenges that were faced by organizers during the "Révolution Tranquille" in the Québec sixties. Includes the accounts of the Chief of Advertising Yves Jasmin, and businessman Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien.

Lester B. Pearson as Self (archive footage)

Jean Drapeau as Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

VeteranLight

2017/04/25

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Glucedee

2017/04/26

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Glimmerubro

2017/04/27

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

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Dirtylogy

2017/04/28

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

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