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Samuel Lount(Movie, 1985)

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Samuel Lount is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. A historical drama set during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, the film stars R. H. Thomson as Samuel Lount, an organizer of the rebellion who was ultimately convicted of treason and executed in 1838. The film's cast also includes Linda Griffiths as Lount's wife Elizabeth, David Fox as David Willson, Booth Savage as Edward Kennedy, Richard Donat as Samuel Jarvis, Andrew Gillies as Francis Bond Head, Cedric Smith as William Lyon Mackenzie, and Donald Davis as John Strachan. The film was produced by Elvira Lount, a direct descendant of Samuel's brother, and directed by Laurence Keane. It premiered at the 1985 Toronto International Film Festival, and received a limited further theatrical release before being distributed primarily as a television film on CBC Television in 1986. The film received five Genie Award nominations at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, for Best Actor (Thomson), Best Cinematography (Marc Champion), Best Costume Design (Olga Dimitrov), Best Editing (Richard Martin) and Best Sound Editing (Michael O'Farrell). It did not win any of the awards. Part of it took place in Sharon Temple. ()
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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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Canada
Plays in: Ontario
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Status: Released
Release date US: 09/12/1985
Director: Laurence Keane
Composer: Kitarō
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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:95713, Added: 03/18/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024