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Riel (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Riel' is a 1979 Canadian made-for-television biographical film about Mtis leader Louis Riel.
Plot
* Louis Riel (Cloutier) leads the Red River and North-West Rebellions against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas leading up to his capture, trial and execution in 1885.
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 MacTavish
* Leslie Nielsen as Major Crozier
* Dave Thomas as Militia Captain
* William Shatner as The Barker
* Don Harron as Donald Smith
* Chris Wiggins as General Middleton
* John Neville as General Wolseley
* Lloyd Bochner as Dr. Schultz
* James Bradford as Captain Bra
* Brenda Donohue as Mrs. Schultz
* Marcel Sabourin as Joseph-Nol Ritchot
* Gary Reineke as Thomas Scott
* Fern Henry as Maguerite Riel
* Tony Robinow as Lemieux
Filming
* Shot at Cinespace Film Studios in Kleinburg, Ontario, with additional photography at Ottawa, Ontario.
* The production utilized the local community to fulfill extra roles and stunt riders. Community members like Jim Naish, and others, earned a spot with his shooting and riding abilities.
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