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John A.: Birth of a Country

2011•2h 0m•6.5/10
HistoryDrama

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6.5/10(5)

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.

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Production

CBC, Indian Grove Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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

Election Official

Christian Martyn

Christian Martyn

Hugh John

Rob Stewart

William McDougall

Ted Atherton

Ted Atherton

Governor General Charles Monck

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