Riel (film)
| Riel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama War |
| Written by | Roy Moore |
| Directed by | George Bloomfield |
| Starring | Raymond Cloutier Christopher Plummer Roger Blay Lloyd Bochner James Bradford |
| Theme music composer | William McCauley |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stanley Colbert |
| Producer | John Trent |
| Cinematography | Vic Sarin |
| Editor | Myrtle Virgo |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | April 15, 1979 |
Riel is a 1979 Canadian made-for-television biographical film about Métis leader Louis Riel.[1]
Plot
[edit]- Louis Riel (Cloutier) leads the Red River and North-West Rebellions against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas.
- The first was a successful rebellion in which created the Province of Manitoba and a later more violent and unsuccessful one in Saskatchewan in 1885 which led to his capture, trial and eventual execution
Cast
[edit]- Raymond Cloutier as Louis Riel
- Christopher Plummer as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
- Roger Blay as Gabriel Dumont
- Maury Chaykin as Howard
- Barry Morse as MacTavish
- Leslie Nielsen as Major Crozier
- Dave Thomas as Militia Captain
- William Shatner as The Barker
- Don Harron as Donald Smith
- Chris Wiggins as General Middleton
- John Neville as General Wolseley
- Lloyd Bochner as Dr. Schultz
- James Bradford as Captain Bra
- Brenda Donohue as Mrs. Schultz
- Marcel Sabourin as Joseph-Noël Ritchot
- Gary Reineke as Thomas Scott
- Fern Henry as Maguerite Riel
- Tony Robinow as Lemieux
Filming
[edit]- Shot at Cinespace Film Studios in Kleinburg, Ontario, with additional photography at Ottawa, Ontario.
- The production utilized the local community to fulfill extra roles and stunt riders. Community members like Jim Naish, and others, earned a spot with his shooting and riding abilities.
References
[edit]- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 184.
External links
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Categories:
- Canadian biographical drama films
- CBC Television original films
- Canadian war drama films
- English-language Canadian films
- 1970s biographical drama films
- Films shot in Toronto
- Films set in the 1880s
- British Empire war films
- 1979 television films
- 1979 films
- Métis film
- Red River Rebellion
- North-West Rebellion
- Biographical films about rebels
- 1979 Western (genre) films
- Cultural depictions of Louis Riel
- Films directed by George Bloomfield
- Canadian drama television films
- 1970s Canadian films
- 1970s English-language films
- English-language biographical drama films
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