The Twentieth Century

Dec 20, 2019

1h 30m

★ 6.1

Blistering shame! Unbridled passions! Pulse-quickening tribulation!

Overview

Toronto, Canada, 1899. William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874-1950) fervently believes that he is destined to become Prime Minister, but to do so he will first have to fight his personal obsessions and overcome the many obstacles he will encounter on his tortuous path to power.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Voyelles Films

The Twentieth Century Trailers

Cast

Mackenzie King

Dan Beirne

Nurse Lapointe

Sarianne Cormier

Ruby Elliott

Catherine St-Laurent

Bert Harper

Mikhaïl Ahooja

Arthur Meighen

Brent Skagford

Lord Muto

Seán Cullen

Mr. Justice Richardson

Trevor Anderson

Asbestos Miner

Marie Brassard

Dr. Milton Wakefield

Kee Chan

John Christian Schultz

Martin Dubreuil

Father

Richard Jutras

Little Charlotte

Satine Scarlett Montaz

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