Heaven On Earth (1987)
An armful of destitute orphans transported to the New World at the turn of the century. This is the turbulent and moving story of four British 'bricks for Empire building' - based on the memoirs of some of the 100,000 'home children' who helped build the new Canada.
Director: Allan Kroeker
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R.H. Thomson as Wilf Hawthorne |
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Jan Austin as Catherine Hawthorne |
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Sarah Polley as Becky Hawthorne |
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Nathan Adamson as Joe Hawthorne |
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Fiona Reid as Abigail Hawthorne |
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Sian Leisa Davies as Megan Davies |
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Amos Crawley as Robin Davies |
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Cedric Smith as Mr. MacDonald |
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Maureen McRae as Mrs. MacDonald |
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Huw Davies as Gareth Andrews |
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Torquil Campbell as Len Hawkins |
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David Hughes as Arnold Croft |
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Judy Sinclair as Hazel Croft |
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Donna Edwards as Sophie Payne |
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Eric Peterson as Owen Baker |
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James Bradford as Official |
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Peter Ferri as Stevedore |
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Meg Hogarth as Miss Simpson |
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Robert Haley as Doctor |
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Alison MacLeod as Lorna Laird |
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Gerard Parkes as Reverend Laird |
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George Buza as Field Worker |
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Jack Jessop as Stationmaster |
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Dennis O'Connor as Carnival Barker |
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Tony Desmond as Boy Assailant |
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Larry Schwartz as Tramp |
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Antonio Cairo as Tramp |
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Loreena McKennitt as Lady Traveller |
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Nicholas Rice as Gentleman Traveller |
| Directing | Allan Kroeker | Director |
| Writing | Margaret Atwood | Writer |
| Writing | Peter Pearson | Writer |
| Production | W. Paterson Ferns | Producer |
| Production | Ray Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Production | Terence Ryan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Trites-Botkin | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Rodney Charters | Cinematography |
| Editing | Lara Mazur | Editor |
