Samuel Lount (1985)
Synopsis
Back in 1837 in the Northwoods of Canada and beyond, a movement was started among the colonialists to demand the right to own property in the New World. This interesting docudrama follows the tragic outcome of that movement for one of its leaders, the pacifist and nearly beatific Samuel Lount (also the great-great-great uncle of producer Elvira Lount). The orator and journalist William Lyon Mackenzie stoked up the fire among the property-deprived, and a march on Toronto was begun. Lount was convinced to join the rebellion much against his better judgment -- he belonged to the Children of Peace religious sect. Lount's own pacifism meant nothing to the authorities; they executed Lount for treason after crushing the rebellion. R.H. Thomson plays the title role in this low-budget but high-energy effort.
Release Date: 1985-09-12
Runtime: 97 minutes
Director: Laurence Keane
Top Cast
- Malcolm Black as Peter Matthews
- David Bolt as Dr. Rolph
- Donald Davis as Bishop Strachan
- George Dawson as Alderman Powell
- Richard Donat as Sheriff Jarvis
- David Fox as David Willson
- Andrew Gillies as Sir Francis Bond Head
- Linda Griffiths as Elizabeth Lount
- Manu Lauzon as Daniel Lount
- Gary Levert as Rebel
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