Whistling Smith
| Whistling Smith | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marrin Canell Michael J. F. Scott |
| Written by | Donald Brittain |
| Produced by | Barrie Howells Michael J. F. Scott Ian McLaren (exec.) |
| Starring | Bernie Smith |
| Narrated by | Donald Brittain |
| Cinematography | Henri Fiks |
| Edited by | Marrin Canell Michael J. F. Scott John Knight (sound) |
| Music by | Larry Crosley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
Release date |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Whistling Smith is a 1975 short documentary film directed by Marrin Canell and Michael J. F. Scott for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] It was produced for the NFB's Pacificanada series, which aired on CBC-TV in early 1975.[2]
The film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Vancouver Police Department Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on the city's Downtown Eastside, the hang-out of petty criminals and down-and-outers. His policing style is unorthodox; to many drug users and prostitutes, he's more than a cop—he's a counsellor and a friend. In the year that he's been in charge of this beat, crime has dropped by over forty per cent.
Accolades[edit]
Whistling Smith was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short at the 48th Academy Awards.[3][4][5] It also won the Canadian Film Award for Sound Re-Recording.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Whistling Smith". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Ohayon, Albert. "Pacificanada: British Columbia Seen through the NFB Lens". NFB.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ Whistling Smith (1975)-MUBI
- ^ The End of the Game Wins Documentary Short: 1976 Oscars
- ^ "Whistling Smith". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Film Reference Library. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
External links[edit]
- Whistling Smith at IMDb
- Watch Whistling Smith on the NFB website
- 1975 films
- 1975 documentary films
- 1975 short films
- Canadian short documentary films
- Documentary films about law enforcement in Canada
- English-language Canadian films
- Documentary films about Vancouver
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- National Film Board of Canada short films
- 1970s short documentary films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s Canadian films
- English-language documentary films