Good Times Bad Times (film)

Good Times Bad Times
Directed by Donald Shebib
Written by Donald Shebib
Narrated by John Granik
Cinematography Donald Shebib
Edited by Donald Shebib
Distributed by CBC Television
Release date
May 4, 1969
Running time
57 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Good Times Bad Times is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1969.[1] A depiction of military veterans, the film juxtaposed original BBC documentary footage from World War I and World War II with contemporary footage of veterans recalling their experiences at Royal Canadian Legion halls, Remembrance Day commemorations and veterans hospitals.[2]

Narrated by John Granik, the film was distributed primarily as an episode of the CBC Television documentary series The Way It Is.[2]

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Feature Length Documentary in 1969.[3]

References

  1. "Man Puts Life Savings Into Feature Film". Winnipeg Free Press, October 29, 1969.
  2. 1 2 "CBC Film Recalls Two Sides of War". Winnipeg Free Press, May 3, 1969.
  3. "Discovers Perils of Filmmaking". Lethbridge Herald, October 29, 1969.


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