BLADES AND BRASS

Directed by William Canning · Starring Jean Béliveau, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull · 1967

Highlights of the 1967 NHL season are cut to Tijuana Brass-style music, turning hockey into something close to a bullfight ballet.

A playful, Oscar-nominated fusion of vintage hockey footage and brassy music that turns sport into dance.

This short documentary showcases the best of the 1967 National Hockey League season, set to music in the Tijuana Brass style. Filmed with an eye to grace and style of movement, the film suggests the bullring as much as t

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