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Keeping the Elephants Away
198657 min 8 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Tina Viljoen
Production: Catherine MullinsBarrie HowellsPaul Wright
Script: Gwynne DyerTina Viljoen
Co-produced by the NFB and the CBC.
In host Gwynne Dyer's words, this film is "an inquiry into how we fell into our present defense policy ... and whether the choices we made were really wise." We are given an opportunity to explore such issues as the purpose of NATO, the role of the United Nations, and Canada's role as a peacemaker. Part two of the series.
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Subject categories
- National Security and Defence > Defence IssuesMilitary Alliances and NATOPeacekeeping
- Foreign Countries > International OrganizationsInternational PerspectivesNATO
- Politics and Government > International OrganizationsInternational RelationsPeace and PeacekeepingUnited Nations and Its Agencies
- War, Conflict and Peace > Military AlliancesNuclear Age and the Cold WarPeace and Peacekeeping
Credits
- director
- Tina Viljoen
- producer
- Catherine Mullins
- executive producer
- Barrie Howells
- Paul Wright
- script
- Gwynne Dyer
- Tina Viljoen
- cinematography
- Kent Nason
- Savas Kalogeras
- sound
- Jean-Guy Normandin
- Hans Oomes
- editing
- Martial Éthier
- sound editing
- Bernard Bordeleau
- John Knight
- music
- Chris Crilly
- host
- Gwynne Dyer