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| Title: | PAPERBACK HERO |
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| Title year: | 1972 |
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| Also known as: | ROUGHNECK (U.S.) |
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| TU PÉDALES DANS LE MAÏS JOHNNY (France) |
| LE COQ DU VILLAGE (TV) |
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| Unused title(s): | Last Of The Big Guns (Working Title) |
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| Original dialogue(s): | English |
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| Version(s): | French dub. |
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| Running time: | 93 min 38 sec |
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| Description: | The rise and fall of a young hockey player in a small prairie town. |
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| Director(s): | Peter Pearson | |
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| Screen writer(s): | Les Rose | |
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| Barry Pearson | |
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| Actor(s): | Keir Dullea | | Rick Dillon |
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| Elizabeth Ashley | | Loretta |
| John Beck | | Pov |
| Dayle Haddon | | Joanna |
| Franz Russell | | Big Ed |
| George R. Robertson | | Burdock |
| Margot Lamarre | | Julie |
| Ted Follows | | Cagey |
| Linda Sorensen | Sorenson | Mona |
| Les Rubie | Ruby | Jock |
| Jacquie Presly | | Marlene |
| Chet Robertson | | father |
| Winnie Rowles | | mother |
| Gerry Cooke | | Noogie |
| John Ottenberg | | Heavy |
| Linda Findlay | | friend |
| Mike Shabaga | | referee |
| Pat Scott | | hippie |
| John Leffler | | bus driver |
| Jim Arnsten | | 1st policeman |
| Dave Steingard | | 2nd policeman |
| Max Bentley | | Max |
| Andy Anderson | | hockey player |
| Jim Arnsten | | hockey player |
| Cam Baillod | | hockey player |
| Leigh Bannister | | hockey player |
| Ken Dobchuk | | hockey player |
| Ray Fenner | | hockey player |
| Bryon Haggard | | hockey player |
| Don Wilmut | | hockey player |
| Howie Hicks | | hockey player |
| Bill Lindsay | | hockey player |
| Bill Remenda | | hockey player |
| Jack Sabo | | hockey player |
| Dave Steingard | | hockey player |
| Bud Uhrich | | hockey player |
| Bob Will | | hockey player |
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| Producer(s): | John F. Bassett | |
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| James Margellos | |
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| Editor(s): | Kirk Jones | |
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| Musician(s): | Ron Collier | |
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| Photography: | Don Wilder | |
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| Location sound mixer(s): | James McCarthy | |
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| Support: | 35mm col (Kodak 5254) |
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| Aspect ratio: | 1.85:1 |
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| Release: | Saskatoon (Paramount) | September 21, 1973 |
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| Location(s): | Delisle (Sask.) |
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| Laboratory: | Bellevue Pathé Ltd. (Toronto) |
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| Distribution area: | Canada | Alliance Film Distribution |
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| US | Rumson |
