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William Lyon Mackenzie: A Friend to His Country
196128 min 15 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Julian Biggs
Production: Julian BiggsGuy Glover
Script: Joseph Schull
In the Parliament of Upper Canada a smug, satisfied governing Council bridled under the scathing attacks of a fiery Scot whom they branded "the ranting radical." This film portrays his election, his later defeat, his exile, and his fight for responsible government.
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Subject categories
- Politics and Government - Canada > Colonial and Territorial GovernmentOntarioPortraitsResponsible Government Pre-1867
- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > OntarioPolitics and GovernmentPortraits
- History > Canada under British Rule (1764-1867)
- History and Citizenship Education > Civil Rights and FreedomsCulture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)Imperialism and Colonization (1800s-1900s)
Credits
- director
- Julian Biggs
- producer
- Julian Biggs
- cast
- Douglas Rain
- Kate Reid
- Henry Ramer
- Grace McNair
- Charles Palmer
- Ed McGibbon
- Anthony Tremblay
- Georges Toupin
- Chris Wiggins
- Tom Kneebone
- John Raskin
- Basil Fitzgibbon
- Roger Marshall
- Eugène Jousse
- Eric Matheson
- history advisor
- Maurice Careless
- Guy Frégault
- photography
- John Gunn
- script
- Joseph Schull
- sound
- Leo O'Donnell
- George Croll
- art director
- Earl Preston
- production manager
- Robert Baylis
- assistant director
- Stuart Baker
- sound editor
- Sidney Pearson
- sound mix
- George Croll
- music editor
- Joan Edward
- wardrobe
- Philippa Wingfield
- makeup
- Robert Rybka
- continuity
- Yolande Stewart
- assistant designer
- Michael Devine
- executive producer
- Guy Glover
Awards
- Award of Merit - Category: TV - InformationGenie Awards