| Partners | |
| Director: | Don Owen |
| Producer: | Don Owen Chalmers Adams |
| Starring: | Hollis McLaren Michael Margotta Denholm Elliott |
| Music: | Murray McLauchlan |
| Cinematography: | Marc Champion |
| Editing: | George Appleby |
| Studio: | Clearwater Films |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Partners is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Don Owen and released in 1976.[1] The film stars Hollis McLaren as Heather Grey, the daughter of business magnate John Grey (Denholm Elliott); when she takes over leadership of the company after her father's death, she becomes a target for the romantic interests of Paul (Michael Margotta), a corporate spy for an American company eyeing a hostile takeover of the firm.[2]
The Ontario Censor Board forced Owen to cut 35 seconds of a sex scene from the film.[3]
The film has most commonly been analyzed as an allegory for Canadian nationalism.[1] It was not well received by critics,[1] [4] but was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 27th Canadian Film Awards in 1976.[3]