''Samuel Lount'' is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985."A little-known Canadian hero gets his due". ''

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'', February 11, 1987. A historical drama set during the

Upper Canada Rebellion The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection against the Oligarchy, oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) in December 1837. While public grievances had existed for years, it was the Lower Canada Rebe ...

of 1837, the film stars R. H. Thomson as

Samuel Lount Samuel Lount (September 24, 1791 – April 12, 1838) was a blacksmith, farmer, magistrate and member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of Upper Canada for Simcoe County from 1834 to 1836. He was an organizer of the failed Upper Ca ...

, an organizer of the rebellion who was ultimately convicted of

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state (polity), state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to Coup d'état, overthrow its government, spy ...

and executed in 1838."Winnipeg director can't quite end it all: Half-cooked Crime Wave". ''

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'', September 14, 1985. The film's cast also includes

Linda Griffiths Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play ''Maggie and Pierre'', in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estrang ...

as Lount's wife Elizabeth, David Fox as David Willson,

Booth Savage Booth Savage (born May 21, 1948) is a Canadian film, stage, and television veteran actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Team Canada head coach Harry Sinden in the 2006 CBC miniseries, '' Canada Russia '72''. Career Savage graduated ...

as Edward Kennedy,

Richard Donat Richard Donat (born 1 June 1941) is a Canadian actor, known for his work in Canadian and American television. He is well known for playing the character Vince Teagues in the Canadian–American TV series, '' Haven''. Donat is the younger brot ...

as Samuel Jarvis, Andrew Gillies as

Francis Bond Head Sir Francis Bond Head, 1st Baronet KCH PC (7 December 1793 – 20 July 1875) was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada during the rebellion of 1837. Biography Head was an officer in the corps of Royal Engineers of the British Army from 181 ...

, Cedric Smith as

William Lyon Mackenzie William Lyon Mackenzie (March12, 1795 August28, 1861) was a Scottish-born Canadian-American journalist and politician. He founded newspapers critical of the Family Compact, a term used to identify the establishment of Upper Canada. He represe ...

, and Donald Davis as

John Strachan John Strachan (; 12 April 1778 – 1 November 1867) was a notable figure in Upper Canada, an "elite member" of the Family Compact, and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. He is best known as a political bishop who held many government posit ...

. The film was produced by Elvira Lount, a direct descendant of Samuel's brother, and directed by Laurence Keane."Elvira Lount's family history inspired movie". ''

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'', March 27, 1986. It premiered at the 1985 Toronto International Film Festival, and received a limited further theatrical release before being distributed primarily as a

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in 1986. The film received five

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nominations at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986, for Best Actor (Thomson), Best Cinematography ( Marc Champion), Best Costume Design (Olga Dimitrov), Best Editing ( Richard Martin) and Best Sound Editing (Michael O'Farrell)."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". ''

'', February 14, 1986. It did not win any of the awards. Part of it took place in Sharon Temple.

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