Lord Elgin: Voice of the People (1959)
This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man’s whose faith in a nation’s right to self-determination was stronger than the threat of the mob or his own fear of failure. Successor to Lord Durham, he established the principles on which Canadian government stands today.
Director: Julian Biggs
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Andrew Allan as Lord Elgin |
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Sandra Scott as Lady Elgin |
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Lucien Watier as Sir Louis Lefontaine |
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Robert Goodier as Sir Allan MacNab |
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Alexander Webster as Major Campbell |
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Michael Kane as Solicitor-General Blake |
| Directing | Julian Biggs | Director |
| Production | Thomas Farley | Producer |
| Production | Guy Glover | Executive Producer |
| Writing | M. Charles Cohen | Writer |
| Camera | John Gunn | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Claude Pelletier | Sound |
| Sound | Stuart Baker | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Fleming | Original Music Composer |