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John A.: Birth of a Country (2011)

John A.: Birth of a Country

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1h 31m

Drama, Historical

September 19th, 2011

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John A.: Birth of a Country is a Canadian television film, which aired on CBC Television in 2011.

Dramatizing the events that led up to Canadian Confederation in 1867 based on Richard Gwyn's non-fiction book John A.: The Man Who Made Us, the film stars Shawn Doyle as Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The film's cast also includes Peter Outerbridge as George Brown, David La Haye as George-Étienne Cartier, Aidan Devine as John Sandfield Macdonald and Patrick McKenna as Alexander Galt, as well as Michelle Nolden, Peter MacNeill, Cedric Smith and Rob Stewart.

The film won two Canadian Screen Award acting categories at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, for Lead Actor in Television Film or Miniseries and Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series. It also won the top direction and writing awards.

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Cast

Shawn Doyle
John A. Macdonald
Peter Outerbridge
George Brown
David La Haye
George-Étienne Cartier
Aidan Devine
Sandfield MacDonald
Michelle Nolden
Anne Nelson Brown
Peter MacNeill
Allan MacNab
Cedric Smith
Governor General Edmund Head
Rob Stewart
William McDougall
Ted Atherton
Governor General Charles Monck
Patrick McKenna
Alexander Galt
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jerry Ciccoritti
Full cast & crew

Producers

Michael Levine
(co-executive producer)
Michael Prupas
(co-executive producer)
Steve Solomos
line producer
Full cast & crew

Writers

Richard Gwyn
book
Bruce M. Smith
written by
Full cast & crew

Keywords

drunkenness
reference to queen victoria
british colonial
All Keywords

Country of Origin

Canada

Languages

English
French

Release Dates

September 19th, 2011 (Canada)
September 19th, 2011 (Canada) theatrical

Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Running Times

91 min (Canada)
120 min

Sound Mixes

Dolby Digital

Production Companies

CBC
Indian Grove Productions (produced by)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada) (produced in association with)

Distribution Companies

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada)

Special Effects Companies

Oblique FX (visual effects by)

Other Companies

B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates (insurance services provided by) (as BFL Canada Risk and Insurance Inc.)
Muse Entertainment Enterprises (production services by) (as MUSE Entertainment Inc.)
National Bank of Canada TV and Motion Picture Group (Canada) (interim financing) (as National Bank of Canada - TV and Motion Picture Group)
All Other Companies

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