Georges-Étienne Cartier - The Lion of Québec

1962 28 min ⭐ 1.0/10 1 votes

Overview

This short biopic profiles Montreal lawyer-turned-politician George-Étienne Cartier as he campaigns to unite English and French Canada under Confederation. The political world of a century ago comes to life as we hear debates in the Parliament of Upper and Lower Canada amidst political strife and personal feuds. Ultimately, Cartier skilfully allays the fears of party and sectional leaders, convincing them that federal union would protect, rather than weaken, Quebec’s cherished rights of language and religion. The eloquent and enigmatic Cartier was instrumental in shaping the Canada that was soon to emerge.

Genres

History

Production Countries

Canada

Spoken Languages

French fr

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Cast

Paul Hébert

Georges-Étienne Cartier

Robert Christie

MacDonald

John Vernon

Galt

Roger Marshall

Brown

William Needles

Tupper

Denis Drouin

Jacques Auger

Crew

John Howe

Director

Julian Biggs

Producer

Guy Glover

Executive Producer

M. Charles Cohen

Writer

Posters

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