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The Fate of America (1997)

Genre : Documentary, History

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Jacques Godbout

Synopsis

Two well-known Quebec artists (filmmaker Jacques Godbout and playwright René-Daniel Dubois) look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. Whose version of this historic event should prevail? Is history best served by documentary or fiction? We also meet Baron Georges Savarin de Marestan and Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs, direct descendants of Montcalm and Wolfe, both of whom died in the battle that would give birth to Canada and to the province of Quebec.

Actors

Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs
Andrew Wolfe-Burroughs
Self
Georges Savarin de Marestan
Georges Savarin de Marestan
Self
Harold Klepak
Harold Klepak
Self
Camille Gosselin
Camille Gosselin
Self
Laurier Lapierre
Laurier Lapierre
Self

Crews

Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout
Director
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Director of Photography
Éric Michel
Éric Michel
Producer
Jacques Godbout
Jacques Godbout
Script
René-Daniel Dubois
René-Daniel Dubois
Script
Philippe Falardeau
Philippe Falardeau
Script
Louise Leroux
Louise Leroux
Script
Richard Besse
Richard Besse
Sound
Monique Fortier
Monique Fortier
Editor
André Chaput
André Chaput
Sound Editor
Shelley Craig
Shelley Craig
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
François Dompierre
François Dompierre
Music

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