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George-Étienne Cartier: The Lion of Québec
196227 min 58 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: John Howe
Production: Julian BiggsGuy Glover
Script: Charles Cohen
Before Confederation, what were the alternatives for French Canada? Joint premier, Cartier wrote his name in history as the man who allayed the fears of party and sectional leaders, convincing them that federal union would protect, rather than weaken, Québec's cherished rights.
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Subject categories
- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > ConfederationPolitics and GovernmentPortraitsQuébec
- Politics and Government - Canada > Confederation and the CentennialPortraitsPrime Ministers and PremiersQuébec
- History > Canada 1867-1914Canada under British Rule (1764-1867)
- History and Citizenship Education > Canadian Federation (1850-1929)Imperialism and Colonization (1800s-1900s)
Credits
- director
- John Howe
- producer
- Julian Biggs
- executive producer
- Guy Glover
- script
- Charles Cohen
- photography
- Reginald Morris
- sound
- Joseph Champagne
- Ron Alexander
- sound editing
- Kathleen Shannon
- cast
- Robert Christie
- Paul Hébert
- Roger Marshall
- William Needles
- John Vernon
- Jacques Auger
- Denis Drouin
- Ivor Barry
- Anne Lauriault
- Larry Zahab
- Walter Massey