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John A.: Birth of a Country is a Canadian television film, which aired on CBC Television in 2011.[1]
| John A.: Birth of a Country | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Jerry Ciccoritti |
| Starring | Shawn Doyle Peter Outerbridge David La Haye |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Richard Gwyn (book) Bruce M. Smith |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) |
Dramatizing the events that led up to Canadian Confederation in 1867 based on Richard Gwyn's non-fiction book John A.: The Man Who Made Us, the film stars Shawn Doyle as Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The film's cast also includes Peter OuterbridgeasGeorge Brown, David La HayeasGeorge-Étienne Cartier, Aidan DevineasJohn Sandfield Macdonald and Patrick McKennaasAlexander Galt, as well as Michelle Nolden, Peter MacNeill, Cedric Smith and Rob Stewart.
The film won two Canadian Screen Award acting categories at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for Lead Actor in Television Film or Miniseries (Doyle) and Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series (Outerbridge). It also won the top direction (Jerry Ciccoritti) and writing (Bruce M. Smith) awards.[2]
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