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The Third Walker
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Wikipedia article
'The Third Walker' is a 1978 Canadian drama film directed by Teri McLuhan."Canadian films go to Cannes market". 'The Globe and Mail', May 23, 1978. The film explores the effect on two families in Cape Breton Island of having had their infant sons mistakenly switched at birth by the hospital."Film Reviews: T.C. McLuhan's The Third Walker". 'Cinema Canada', June 1978. pp. 38-39.
It was financed by Melvin Simon Productions.FILM CLIPS: Mr. Simon Goes to Hollywood
SCHREGER, CHARLES. Los Angeles Times (2 Apr 1979: f9.
Plot
Kate Maclean (Colleen Dewhurst) and Munro Maclean (William Shatner) have two twin boys, Andrew (Andrew Rankin) and James (Darren DiFonzo). One day at school, Andrew has a new classmate named tienne Blanchard (Simon Rankin), who looks virtually identical to Andrew and has the same birthday; after medical tests confirm that tienne and James were switched at the hospital, however, tienne's mother Marie (Monique Mercure) leaves town rather than complying with the court order to surrender custody of tienne to the Macleans in exchange for James. This development fractures the Maclean family, as Kate's unrelenting obsession with regaining custody of tienne destroys her relationships with both Munro and James.
Years later following Munro's death, the now adult Andrew (David Meyer) and tienne (Anthony Meyer) reunite at his funeral for the first time since the incident; while Andrew has maintained a brotherly bond with James (Frank Moore) despite their mother's attitude, it too is now tested by Andrew's desire to build a closer relationship with his real twin.
Awards
The film garnered three Canadian Film Award nominations at the 29th Canadian Film Awards: Best Actor (Moore), Best Supporting Actress (Mercure), and Best Musical Score (Paul Hoffert)."Four films nominated for Etrogs". 'The Globe and Mail', August 24, 1978.
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