Direction, Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor ; camera, Wolf Koenig ; editing, John Spotton, Guy L. Coté ; sound recording, Marcel Carrière, Ron Alexander ; sound editing, Kathleen Shannon ; producer, Roman Kroitor ; executive producer, Tom Daly.

Narrator, Strowan Robertson.

Recorded 1962.

The story of popular singer Paul Anka. He rose from obscurity to become the idol of millions of adolescent fans around the world. This film takes a candid look at both sides of the footlights as well as the promotion industry behind this generation of pop singers. Interviews with Anka and his manager reveal what they think of it all.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Certificate of Merit - Category: General Information, 1963 Film of the Year, 1963 Mention - Documentary Works, 1962 Honourable Mention, 1962 Grand Prize, 1963 First Prize - City of Oberhausen Award - Category: Documentary, 1963 Special Prize of the Jury, 1962 First Prize - Category: Documentary, 1962 Purchase Prize, 1963

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).