Release Date

12 Sep, 1985

Runtime

01:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Back in 1837 in the Northwoods of Canada and beyond, a movement was started among the colonialists to demand the right to own property in the New World. This interesting docudrama follows the tragic outcome of that movement for one of its leaders, the pacifist and nearly beatific Samuel Lount (also the great-great-great uncle of producer Elvira Lount). The orator and journalist William Lyon Mackenzie stoked up the fire among the property-deprived, and a march on Toronto was begun. Lount was convinced to join the rebellion much against his better judgment -- he belonged to the Children of Peace religious sect. Lount's own pacifism meant nothing to the authorities; they executed Lount for treason after crushing the rebellion. R.H. Thomson plays the title role in this low-budget but high-energy effort.

Original Title

Samuel Lount

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Actors

Malcolm Black

David Bolt

Donald Davis

George Dawson

Richard Donat

David Fox

Andrew Gillies

Linda Griffiths

Manu Lauzon

Gary Levert

Jack Medley

Christopher Newton

David Petersen

Andrew Sabiston

Booth Savage

Cedric Smith

R.H. Thomson

Sheila Boyd

Crew

Marc Champion

Kim Steer

Elvira Lount

Sheila Toye

Olga Dimitrovová

Roman Buchok

Stephen Reynolds

Laurence Keane

Kitaro

Laurence Keane

Phil Savath

Richard Martin