Samuel Lount (1985)
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.
- Date of release
- 1985-09-12
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Laurence Keane
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
Samuel Lount is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985.
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