Riel (1979)
A film about the history and fate of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions.
- Released
- 1979-04-11
- Genres
- Drama, History, War, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- George Bloomfield
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Raymond Cloutier as Louis Riel
- Christopher Plummer as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
- Roger Blay as Gabriel Dumont
- Maury Chaykin as Howard
- Barry Morse as William Mactavish
- Leslie Nielsen as Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
- Dave Thomas as Militia Captain
- William Shatner as The Barker
- Donald Harron as Donald Smith
- Chris Wiggins as General Frederick Dobson Middleton
- John Neville as General Garnet Wolseley
- Lloyd Bochner as Dr. John Christian Schultz
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