Lost Heroes

Feb 28, 2014

1h 47m

★ 8.0

The untold story of Canadian superheroes

Overview

Lost Heroes is the story of Canada's forgotten comic book superheroes and their legendary creators. A ninety-minute journey to recover a forgotten part of Canada's pop culture and a national treasure few have ever heard about. This is the tale of a small country striving to create its own heroes, but finding itself constantly out muscled by better-funded and better-marketed superheroes from the media empire next door.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Middle Child Films Inc.

Farpoint Films

Lost Heroes Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Paul Soles

Self (Interviewed guest)

Richard Comely

Self (Interviewed guest)

Mark Askwith

Self (Interviewed guest)

Yann Brouillette

Self (Interviewed guest)

Robert Pincombe

Self (Interviewed guest)

Benjamin Woo

Self (Interviewed guest)

Ty Templeton

Self (Interviewed guest)

Stephen Lipson

Self (Interviewed guest)

Adrienne Kress

Self (Interviewed guest)

Jack Tremblay

Self (Interviewed guest)

Rick Trembles

Self (Interviewed guest)

Michael Hirsh

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