Dief!

Dief! — Plot

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 in 1979, his state funeral and final train trip west became more a celebration of life than a victory for death.

• Release date
• January 1, 1981
• Runtime
• 27 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• William Canning

Dief! — Cast

John Diefenbaker Self Pierre Elliott Trudeau Self Brian Mulroney Self