Duty free

A colorful, rollicking account of Nova Scotia’s rum-running days, told in part by mariners who made the runs into forbidden American ports some fifty years ago, and in part by re-enactments of their tales by actors. The sources of their profitable illegal cargoes were the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, quiet enough now, but once busy rendezvous for smugglers.

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Credits

producer

Dennis Sawyer

production company

ONF | NFB

director

F Whitman Trecartin

Duration

00:28:53:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013361

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Atlantic Provinces

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Nova Scotia - Social life and customs

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Smuggling

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

History → Canada - History

History → Historical re-enactments

Places → Atlantic Provinces

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Canada, 1973

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