Film
This Riel Business
1974 · 27m · Documentary
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Overview
This documentary short is a cinematic recording of Tales from a Prairie Drifter, a stage comedy about the North-West Resistance during the opening of the Canadian West. Highlighting the roles of Louis Riel, the Resistance leader, prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald and General Middleton, who was sent to quell the uprising, the play defines the First nations and Métis cause more succinctly than many history books. Here, the play is performed by the Regina Globe Theatre before and Indigineous audience of First Nations and Métis, whose reactions are recorded.
Crew
- Ian McLarenDirector · Producer
- John N. SmithExecutive Producer
- Douglas KieferDirector of Photography
- Bruce MackayEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1974
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 27m
- Genres
- Documentary
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