Riel
Riel
Release: 1979-04-11
·Runtime: 147m
·★ 6.0
Drama
History
War
TV Movie
A film about the actions of the Metis rebel leader who opposed the Canadian government in two seperate rebellions.
Production Countries
Canada
Cast
Ken James
as Maier
Ed McNamara
as Asseewyn
Maury Chaykin
as Howard
Claude Jutra
as Dr. Roy
Jean-Louis Roux
as Bourget
Paxton Whitehead
as McDougall
Dave Thomas
as Militia Captain
Daniel Gadouas
as Nault
Chris Wiggins
as General Frederick Dobson Middleton
Lloyd Bochner
as Dr. John Christian Schultz
Marcel Sabourin
as Joseph-Noël Ritchot
August Schellenberg
as Lépine
Kenneth Welsh
as McWilliams
Christopher Plummer
as Prime Minister John A. Macdonald
William Shatner
as The Barker
Robert Lavoie
as Goulet
Gary Reineke
as Thomas Scott
Raymond Cloutier
as Louis Riel
James Bradford
as Captain Bradshaw
Don Francks
as Ouellette
Arthur Hill
as Taylor
Leslie Nielsen
as Major Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier
John Neville
as General Garnet Wolseley
Normand Chouinard
as Nolin
Barry Morse
as William Mactavish
Donald Harron
as Donald Smith
Pierre Curzi
as Isidore
Neil Dainard
as Armstrong
