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John A.: Birth of a Country

Sep 19, 2011

2h 0m

★ 6.5

Overview

A riveting political thriller starring Shawn Doyle (John A. Macdonald), Peter Outerbridge (George Brown) and David LaHaye (George-Etienne Cartier) and set during the struggles that take Canada from colony to country.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

CBC

Indian Grove Productions

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Cast

John A. Macdonald

Shawn Doyle

George Brown

Peter Outerbridge

George Etienne-Cartier

David La Haye

John Sandfield Macdonald

Aidan Devine

Anne Brown

Michelle Nolden

Election Official

David Boyce

Hugh John

Christian Martyn

William McDougall

Rob Stewart

Governor General Charles Monck

Ted Atherton

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