The Cars in your life

Canada, 1960

Film
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A light, humorous look at the motor car and the great North American itch for a place on the road. From the comparative peace of Honest Joe’s used-car lot, this film hurries you onto our public speedways, where hot rubber erases any distance between all points. Slow-motion and pop-on-pop photography make this a provocative, revealing study of motormania unlimited.

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Credits

director

Terence Macartney-Filgate

co-producer

Roman Kroitor

Tom Daly

Wolf Koenig

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:29:00:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1960

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