Goin' Down the Road

1h 28m
Drama
6.2

Two friends travel from Nova Scotia to Toronto in hope of finding a better life. A classic, and over 50 years later, the film has been on every TIFF list of the top 10 Canadian films ever made.

Cast

Doug McGrath
Peter
Paul Bradley
Joey
Jayne Eastwood
Betty
Cayle Chernin
Selina
Nicole Morin
Nicole
Pierre La Roche
Frenchy
Mary Black
Peter's Aunt
J.R. Zimmerman
Unknown
Stuart Marwick
Unknown
Don Steinhouse
Boy at the Plant
Ted Sugar
Boy at the Plant
Ron Martin
Boy at the Plant
Sheila White
Girl in Record Shop
Ivor Jackson
Unknown
Ralph Stroh
Unknown
Stan Ross
Unknown

Crew

Donald Shebib
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
William Fruet
Screenplay
Richard Leiterman
Director of Photography
Sandra Gathercole
Production Assistant
James MacCarthy
Sound
Bruce Cockburn
Original Music Composer

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