For the one who doesn't know who Diefenbaker was or what was his achievement while he was prime minister of Canada (from 1958 to 1963), this short documentary film by the National Film Board will be of small or no interest at all.

The film presents Diefenbaker by showing clips of some of his quotes and of his funeral in 1979. Archive footages make the film.

What's missing from this documentary is a recap of the politics of Diefenbaker. Raised in Western Canada, he was seen as a populist, a leader that listen to the people. That's why his party wins, in 1958, the largest majority of seats in the Canadian parliament since Confederation (1867). The Diefenbaker-era begins. In May 1979, a few months before his death, he wins a thirteenth mandate from the voters of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Out of 100, I gave this documentary a 74.

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