Archangel
“A Tragedy of the Great War”
At the height of the October Revolution during the 1919 allied intervention in Arkhangelsk, the exploits of one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles are told, after he is taken in from the cold by a dysfunctional Russian family and mistakes a local woman for his presumed dead lover.
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Cast
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Michael Gottli
Jannings
Also in
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Hospital Fragment
David Falkenburg
Geza
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Michael O'Sullivan
Doctor
Also in
Careful
Menorca
Margaret Anne MacLeod
Baba
Also in
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
The Dead Father
Ari Cohen
Philbin
Known for
Priscilla
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Sarah Neville
Danchuk
Also in
Careful
Kathy Marykuca
Veronkha
No other roles listed
Kyle McCulloch
Lt. John Boles
Known for
South Park
South Park: Imaginationland
Victor Cowie
Sea Captain
Known for
Trucks
The Saddest Music in the World
Ihor Procak
Monk
Also in
Autumn Born
Kanadiana
Chris Johnson
Russian Soldier
Also in
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
Vince Rimmer
Bolshevik
Also in
Careful
Guy Maddin Director · George Toles Screenplay John B. Harvie Story
United States release July 19, 1991 · Produced in Canada · Production Cinephile, Winnipeg Film Group
Production
Ordnance Pictures
Production
Cinephile
Production
Winnipeg Film Group
Production
Téléfilm Canada
Production
The Manitoba Arts Council
Production
CIDO
Production
Canada Council for the Arts
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 1, 1990
Theatrical
United States · July 19, 1991
Theatrical
United States
April 24, 1991 · Premiere · USA Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 1990 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
March 22, 2024 · Premiere · International Film Festival of Ottawa
Germany
April 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 1, 1991 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
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