Countdown Canada
1970, English. Directed by Robert Fothergill.
In 1970, Rob Fothergill released Canada’s own War of the Worlds—Countdown Canada, a TV news simulation dramatizing the day in which Canada becomes part of the United States. The broadcast included prominent public figures commenting on the last gasp of Canadian sovereignty, some debating the merits of such an assimilation, others engaging in a plea for an independent Canada.
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Countdown Canada isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1970. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Countdown Canada (1970) was directed by Robert Fothergill.