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Riel is a 1979 Canadian made-for-television biographical film about Métis leader Louis Riel.




Plot


Louis Riel (Cloutier) leads the Red River and North-West Rebellions against the Canadian government's expansionist ideas.
The first was a successful rebellion in which created the Province of Manitoba and a later more violent and unsuccessful one in Saskatchewan in 1885 which led to his capture, trial and eventual execution




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-Noël 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.




References






External links


Riel at IMDb
Riel at AllMovie

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