John and the Missus | |
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Directed by | Gordon Pinsent |
Produced by |
John Hunter Peter O'Brian Gabriella Martinelli S. Howard Rosen |
Written by | Gordon Pinsent (writer and short) |
Starring | Gordon Pinsent Jackie Burroughs |
Music by | Michael Conway Baker |
Cinematography | Frank Tidy |
Edited by | Bruce Nyznik |
Distributed by | Cinema Group |
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100 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
John and the Missus is a 1986 Canadian drama film. The film was directed by and starred Gordon Pinsent who wrote the screenplay from his 1974 novel of the same name.
John Munn (Pinsent) is a miner from a small Newfoundland town who gets laid off when the mine closes. Rather than leave the town for work, as everyone else has done, John sets out to save the town along with his wife The Missus (Burroughs).