In Bed with an Elephant (1987)

This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers. Using archival film footage, it demonstrates that Canadian prime ministers, from John A. Macdonald down, all began their tenures by making overtures to their American counterparts. Attitudes and outcomes have varied widely. The almost comic antipathy between Kennedy and Diefenbaker, for instance, is as palpable here as is the folksy camaraderie of Reagan and Mulroney.

Cast

Host
J James Laxer

Crew

Associate Producer
E Erna Buffie
Writer
J James Laxer
Producer
Kent Martin
Director
Kent Martin
Writer
Kent Martin
Sound
John Martin
Writer
Ian Rankin
Director of Photography
Mike Mahoney
Additional Photography
Kent Nason
Additional Photography
G Geoff Rogers
Sound
Alex Salter
Sound
A Arthur McKay
Sound
K Kalle Lasn
Assistant Camera
D Dominique Gusset
Assistant Camera
S Simon Leblanc
Location Manager
E Erna Buffie
Assistant Editor
V Vida Urbonavicius
Title Designer
S Svend-Erik Erikson
Original Music Composer
E Eric Lemoyne
Original Music Composer
R Roger Lemoyne
Post Production Coordinator
R Richard Michaud
Unit Manager
D Diane Bergeron
Unit Manager
B Bruce Hagerman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
H Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
A Adrian Croll
Sound Editor
Alex Salter
Sound Editor
L Les Halman
Researcher
E Erna Buffie
Researcher
Kent Martin
Music Editor
R Roger Lemoyne
Music Sound Design and Processing
L Louis Hone
Executive Producer
J John Taylor