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Siege film production
Subseries · 1979-1983
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements for this film about an attack on a Canadian gay bar by a neo-fascist group called "The New Order." One of the patrons escapes, and the New Order goes after him, killing everyone who gets in their way. When the right-wing thugs come back to the bar and try to take over the building, the patrons form a united front and a bloody battle ensues in this action-thriller.
Subseries · 1980-1987, predominately 1980-1983
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements from Paul Donovan's first feature film. The film was a war epic set in World War II that follows the exploits of a Canadian submarine which rescues survivors from a liner which they unknowingly sank.
Defcon-4 film production
Subseries · 1983
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements from this 1985 post-apocalyptic film which portrays three astronauts who survive World War III aboard a space station. Eventually they must return to Earth and try to survive there. The cast included: Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, John Walsh, and Tim Choate.
Subseries · 1984-1998
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements for this Canadian comedy troupe from Newfoundland, best known for this sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television. The troupe had been founded as a theatrical revue in 1973. CODCO drew on the province's cultural history of self-deprecating "Newfie" humour, frequently focusing on the cod fishing industry to create seven seasons of provocative, irreverent and satirical comedy. Includes viewing copies.
Subseries · 1988-1991, predominately 1991
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of film and audio production elements for this show featuring Rita MacNeil of Cape Breton. The television special includes footage from her tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Subseries · 1988-1995, predominately 1988-1989
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements for this film about a Nova Scotia boy who is taken from his crusty grandfather who told him tales of pirates, ghosts, and local treasure. The boy ends up being placed in a foster home but breaks out on Halloween to complete his own treasure quest.
Subseries · 1991-1993
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements for this Canadian satirical comedy film released in 1992. The film was directed by Paul Donovan, and written by Donovan and Bill Fleming. It starred Paul Gross as Augustus Knickel, the mayor of Solomon Gundy, a fictional island off the coast of Nova Scotia. The community is in an economic crisis due to the cod fishing moratorium, but finds its fortunes transformed when a Russian nuclear submarine surfaces at the island. With only four remaining crewmen, including the former missile programming officer-turned-prisoner Tommy Sexton on board, Knickel buys the submarine, discovers a cache of tactical missiles, and subsequently declares the island an independent nuclear power.
Subseries · 1992-1998
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements from this comedy television series which aired across Canada on CBC Television. Greg Thomey portrayed Ernie Post, a caricature of a lifestyle program host. The show was conceived as a satire of Martha Stewart Living, with up to six sketches per episode, written by Mark Farrell, Christian Murray, Tim Steeves and Greg Thomey. Matt Gallagher was the series director.
Subseries · 1992-1999
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of promotional items, clips from Salter Street Films productions, logos, and master trailers. The contents of the sub-series provide examples of what was being used to promote the company and its productions as well as specific elements for grant applications.
Subseries · 1992-1998, predominately 1993
Part of Salter Street Films fonds
Subseries forms part of Film and television productions series and consists of production elements from this 90 minute television movie starring Stephen McHattie and Nancy Beatty, which tells the story of an abusive marriage and its horrifying outcome. This movie, based on a true story, follows the central character who eventually takes the only way she can see to escape her situation. The resulting sensational murder trial revealed a disturbing saga of domestic abuse and challenged the existing limits of the law of self defence.