The Sceptre and the Mace

The Sceptre and the Mace (French: Le sceptre et la masse) is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by John Howe and released in 1957.[1] The film uses the royal visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Canada in 1957 to explore and explain the role of The Crown in a constitutional monarchy,[2] focusing in particular on the opening of the 23rd Canadian Parliament, which remains to this day the only session of Parliament in Canadian history formally opened by the Queen herself rather than by the Governor General of Canada.[1]

The Sceptre and the Mace
Le sceptre et la masse
Directed byJohn Howe
Produced byNicholas Balla
Narrated byJohn Drainie (English)
Gérard Arthur (French)
CinematographyDenis Gillson
Edited byNicholas Balla
Brian Keene
Production
company
Release date
1957
Running time
30 minutes
CountryCanada

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 10th Canadian Film Awards in 1958.[3]

The film was later broadcast by CBC Television as an episode of the documentary series History Makers in 1970.

References

  1. "Vanity, Centre Book Sceptre and the Mace". Windsor Star, November 16, 1957. p. 22.
  2. Phillip Buckner, Canada and the End of Empire. UBC Press, 2007. ISBN 9780774850667. p. 83.
  3. Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 41-43.


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