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Action: The October Crisis of 1970

The 1970 October Crisis is reenacted as government officials are taken hostage by the Front de libération du Québec, prompting the federal government to declare martial law.

A Canadian terrorist organization, the Front de liberation du Quebec, launched a series of attacks in the late 1960s, including the kidnappings of Pierre Laporte, Quebec's minister of culture, and James Cross, the British Consul in Montreal, in October 1970.

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Action: The October Crisis of 1970 (1973) trailer

Action: The October Crisis of 1970 (1973) trailer

Info about Action: The October Crisis of 1970

Studio(s): ONF | NFB

Originally Released: United States, Sep 16, 1973

Production Country: Canada

Genres:Documentary, History