John A.: Birth of a Country

John A.: Birth of a Country

Drama, History | Sept. 19, 2011

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.

John A.: Birth of a Country

Drama, History | Sept. 19, 2011

John A.: Birth of a Country
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers CBC, Indian Grove Productions
Original title John A.: Birth of a Country
Directors Jerry Ciccoritti
Writers Bruce M. Smith

Cast

Shawn Doyle

as John A. Macdonald

Peter Outerbridge

as George Brown

David La Haye

as George Etienne-Cartier

Aidan Devine

as John Sandfield Macdonald

Michelle Nolden

as Anne Brown

David Boyce

as Election Official

Christian Martyn

as Hugh John