Film

Samuel Lount

1985 · 1h 37m · Drama

IMDb

6.3

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.

Malcolm Black

Peter Matthews

David Bolt

Dr. Rolph

Donald Davis

Bishop Strachan

George Dawson

Alderman Powell

Richard Donat

Sheriff Jarvis

David Fox

David Willson

Andrew Gillies

Sir Francis Bond Head

Linda Griffiths

Elizabeth Lount

Manu Lauzon

Daniel Lount

Gary Levert

Rebel

Jack Medley

Prime Minister of England

Christopher Newton

Colonial Secretary, Glenelg

David Petersen

William Robinson

Andrew Sabiston

Young Willson

Booth Savage

Edward Kennedy

Cedric Smith

William Lyon Mackenzie

• Laurence KeaneDirector
• Laurence KeaneWriter
• Phil SavathWriter
• Elvira LountProducer
• Marc ChampionDirector of Photography
• KitaroOriginal Music Composer
• Richard MartinEditor

Release date

September 12, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama