Partners (1976 film)

Partners is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Don Owen and released in 1976.[1] The film stars Hollis McLaren as Heather Grey, the daughter of business magnate John Grey (Denholm Elliott); when she takes over leadership of the company after her father's death, she becomes a target for the romantic interests of Paul (Michael Margotta), a corporate spy for an American company eyeing a hostile takeover of the firm.[2]

Partners
Directed byDon Owen
Produced byDon Owen
Chalmers Adams
Written byDon Owen
Norman Snider
StarringHollis McLaren
Michael Margotta
Denholm Elliott
Music byMurray McLauchlan
CinematographyMarc Champion
Edited byGeorge Appleby
Production
company
Clearwater Films
Release date
  • October 29, 1976 (1976-10-29)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Ontario Censor Board forced Owen to cut a 90-second sex scene from the film.[3]

The film has most commonly been analyzed as an allegory for Canadian nationalism.[1] However, it was not well-received by critics,[1] and Owen did not make another film until 1984's Unfinished Business, which was billed as his "comeback".[4] It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976,[3] but did not win.

References
  1. "Partners: much ado about nothing". The Globe and Mail, October 30, 1976.
  2. James Leach (1980). "Don Owen's Obliterated Environments" (PDF). The Dalhousie Review.
  3. "Agreement reached on sex scene cut". The Globe and Mail, October 28, 1976.
  4. Salem Alaton, "Sequel to sixties' film Owen's comeback bid". The Globe and Mail, December 2, 1983.


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