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Paperback Hero is a 1973 Canadian film, directed by Peter Pearson, which starred Keir Dullea and Elizabeth Ashley. It is set in Saskatchewan and portrays the life of a big-fish minor-league hockey player in a little-pond town. The movie was filmed in Delisle, Saskatchewan.
It was originally titled Last of the Big Guns, but was renamed to reflect the lyrics of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind", which was featured on the soundtrack.
It won the Canadian Film Awards in 1973 for Film Editing, Overall Sound, and Cinematography.
It was selected in 2006 for the Toronto International Film Festival's Canadian Open Vault program, which preserves examples of notable Canadian cinema.
Original Release
09/21/1973
US Release
09/01/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keir Dullea | Rick Dylan |
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 | Mona |
Les Rubie | Jock |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keir Dullea | Rick Dylan |
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 | Mona |
Les Rubie | 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 Loeffler | Bus Driver |
Jim Arntsen | 1st Policeman / Hockey Player |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John F. Bassett | Producer |
James Margellos | Producer |