Riel (film)
| Riel | |
|---|---|
| Format | biography/drama/war |
| Directed by | George Bloomfield |
| Produced by |
John Trent Stanley Colbert (executive producer) |
| Written by | Roy Moore |
| Starring |
Raymond Cloutier Christopher Plummer |
| Music by | William McCauley |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | CBC |
| Release date | April 11, 1979 |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
Riel is a 1979 Canadian biographical television movie about Métis leader Louis Riel.
Plot
- Louis Riel (Cloutier) leads the Red River and North-West Rebellions against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas leading up to his capture, trial and execution in 1885.
Cast
- Raymond Cloutier ... as Louis Riel
- Christopher Plummer ... as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
- Roger Blay ... as Gabriel Dumont
- Maury Chaykin ... Howard
- Barry Morse ... MacTavish
- Leslie Nielsen ... Major Crozier
- Dave Thomas ... Militia Captain
- William Shatner ... The Barker
- Don Harron ... Donald Smith
- Chris Wiggins ... General Middleton
- John Neville ... General Wolseley
External links
- Riel at the Internet Movie Database
- Riel at AllMovie