This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1976:
Title Director Cast Genre Notes The Absence (L'Absence) Brigitte Sauriol Drama Blackwood Andy Thomson & Tony Ianzelo David Blackwood NFB documentary Academy Award nominee Breaking Point Bob Clark Bo Svensen, Robert Culp, Belinda Montgomery, Stephen Young Drama Made with U.S. financing Brethren Dennis Zahoruk Thomas Hauff, Kenneth Welsh Drama The Clown Murders Martyn Burke Stephen Young, Susan Keller, Lawrence Dane Crime, mystery Cooperage Phillip Borsos Documentary Canadian Film Award – Theatrical ShortCotton Mill, Treadmill (On est au coton) Denys Arcand NFB documentary This controversial 1971 documentary about the Quebec textile industry was held back from release by the NFB for 5 years. Death Weekend William Fruet Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata Horror Dreamspeaker Claude Jutra Ian Tracey, George Clutesi, Jacques Hubert CBC-TV drama East End Hustle Frank Vitale Allan Moyle Drama Far from You Sweetheart (Je suis loin de toi mignonne) Claude Fournier Dominique Michel, Denise Filiatrault Comedy The Far Shore Joyce Weiland Céline Lomez, Frank Moore, Lawrence Benedict, Sean McCann Drama Canadian Film Awards – Supporting Actor (Moore), Art Direction, Cinematography Find the Lady John Trent Lawrence Dane, John Candy, Dick Emery, Mickey Rooney Comedy The Flower Between the Teeth (La fleur aux dents) Thomas Vámos Claude Jutra, Anne Dandurand, Lise Lasalle, Serge Thériault Drama For Gentlemen Only Michael Scott Ed McNamara, Hugh Webster Short drama Goldenrod Harvey Hart Tony LoBianco, Donald Pleasence, Gloria Carlin, Donnelly Rhodes Drama Canadian Film Award – Director High Grass Circus Tony Ianzelo, Torben Schioler Documentary Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks Don Edmonds Dyanne Thorne, Max Thayer Sexploitation thriller The Keeper Thomas Y. Drake Christopher Lee Horror The Last Cause Alex Cramer Warren Davis Documentary Let's Talk About Love (Parlez-nous d'amour) Jean-Claude Lord Drama The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane Nicolas Gessner Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen Horror-thriller Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas) Jean-Guy Noël Claude Maher, Gilbert Sicotte, Micheline Lanctôt Drama Love at First Sight Rex Bromfield Mary Ann McDonald, Dan Aykroyd Romance Dan Aykroyd's first film Mahoney's Last Stand Harvey Hart Alexis Kanner, Maud Adams, Sam Waterston Drama The Man from the Movies (Le gars des vues) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Drama Mindscape (Le paysagiste) Jacques Drouin Animated short Naked Massacre Denis Héroux Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson Thriller A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (L'Eau chaude, l'eau frette) André Forcier Partners Don Owen Hollis McLaren, Denholm Elliott, Michael Margotta, Robert A. Silverman Thriller Second Wind Don Shebib James Naughton, Lindsay Wagner, Ken Pogue Drama Canadian Film Award – Supporting Actress (Moore), Editing Shadow of the Hawk George McCowan Jan-Michael Vincent, Marilyn Hassett, Chief Dan George Horror Made with U.S. financing Shoot Harvey Hart Cliff Robertson, Ernest Borgnine, Henry SilvaAction, adventure The Street Caroline Leaf NFB animated short based on a Mordecai Richler short story Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 49th Academy Awards; AV Preservation Trust Masterwork The Supreme Kid Peter Bryant Frank Moore, Jim Henshaw, Helen Shaver Comedy A Sweeter Song Allan Eastman Jim Henshaw, Susan Petrie, Susan Hogan, Peter Jobin Comedy Eastman's debut, Nick Mancuso's first appearance on screen Symbiosis David Cox Animated short Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry Donald Brittain, John Kramer Narration by Donald Brittain; readings by Richard Burton NFB documentary Academy Award nominee; Canadian Film Awards – Non-Feature Direction, Non-Feature Screenplay, Non-Feature Editing, Non-Feature Sound, Non-Feature Musical Score, Documentary
See also 1976 in Canada 1976 in Canadian television
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