A film about the history and fate of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions.
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43 people
Raymond Cloutier
Louis Riel
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Christopher Plummer
Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
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George Bloomfield
Stanley Colbert
Roy Moore
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Roger Blay
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Lucien Brouillard
The Torrent
John Trent
Maury Chaykin
Howard
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Barry Morse
William Mactavish
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Leslie Nielsen
Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
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George Bloomfield Director · Roy Moore Writer William McCauley Composer
Budget $2.7M · First release April 11, 1979 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$2,700,000
Production
CBC
Production
Canada
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 11, 1979
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No release date listed for United States.
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