Riel (film)
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| Riel | |
|---|---|
| Genre | biography/drama/war |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Written by | Roy Moore |
| Directed by | George Bloomfield |
| Produced by | John Trent Stanley Colbert (executive producer) |
| Starring | Raymond Cloutier Christopher Plummer |
| Music by | William McCauley |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | CBC |
| Release date(s) | April 11, 1979 |
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Riel is a 1979 Canadian biographical television movie about Métis leader Louis Riel.
[edit] Plot
- Louis Riel (Cloutier) leads a rebellion against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas leading up to his capture, trial and execution in 1885.
[edit] Cast
- Raymond Cloutier ... as Louis Riel
- Christopher Plummer ... as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
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