The Wars
The Wars
Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.
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Cast
Richard Blackburn
Jeff Hyslop
as Clifford Purchas
Timothy Webber
as Corporal Bates
Paul Batten
as Poole
Richard McMillan
as Harris
Margaret Tyzack
as Lady Emmeline
Rod Beattie
as Levitt
Tom Bishop Sr.
as Rider
Kirsten Bishop
as Peggy Ross
Alan Scarfe
as Captain Leather
Martha Henry
as Mrs. Ross
Jackie Burroughs
as Miss Davenport
Michael Caruana
as Soldier
Rupert Frazer
as Clive
Paul Hubbard
as Captain Ord
Jean LeClerc
as Captain Taffler
Richard Curnock
as Minister
James Kidnie
as Martial
Shirley Douglas
as Mrs. Lawson
Hardee T. Lineham
as Bonnycastle
William Hutt
as Mr. Ross
Domini Blythe
as Lady Barbara d'Orsey
Ann-Marie MacDonald
as Rowena Ross
David Robb
as Major Terry
Clare Coulter
as Eena
Simon Treves
as Patient
Brent Carver
as Robert Ross
