CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 28m

The Ernie Game

The game is life......the rules are Ernie’s.

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This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist’s alienation is palpable; for him life is a game, not because he chooses to make it so, but because he is unable to make anything more of it. But for those who befriend him and eventually turn him loose again, his game is not enough.

Directed byDon Owen

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 28m
Language: EN
Released: November 14, 1968

Studios

ONF | NFB

CBC

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Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited

Starring

Alexis Kanner

Alexis Kanner

Ernie Turner

Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

Gail

Anna Cameron

Social worker

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Singer

Rolland D'Amour

Rolland D'Amour

Neighbour

Judith Gault

Donna

Derek May

Ernie's accomplice

Louis Negin

Louis Negin

Ernie's friend

Creative team

Directed by: Don Owen
Written by: Don Owen
Produced by: Gordon Burwash

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