John A.: Birth of a Country

2h

History

Drama

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.

Production Companies

CBC

Indian Grove Productions

Cast

Shawn Doyle

Shawn Doyle

John A. Macdonald
Peter Outerbridge

Peter Outerbridge

George Brown
David La Haye

David La Haye

George Etienne-Cartier
Aidan Devine

Aidan Devine

John Sandfield Macdonald
Michelle Nolden

Michelle Nolden

Anne Brown
David Boyce

David Boyce

Election Official
Rob Stewart

Rob Stewart

William McDougall
Ted Atherton

Ted Atherton

Governor General Charles Monck

Release date

19th Sep 2011

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français