Dief
Directed by William Canning · Starring Lincoln Alexander, Joe Clark, John Crosbie, John Diefenbaker · 1981
A portrait of Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker, weaving his six-decade career with the state funeral and final train journey west that followed his death.
A moving look at how a nation paused to send off 'The Chief' on one last train ride.
This documentary short is a portrait of Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and 13th prime minister of Canada, John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979). Diefenbaker's political career spanned 6 decades. When he died
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