Riel (film)

Riel
GenreBiography
Drama
War
Written byRoy Moore
Directed byGeorge Bloomfield
StarringRaymond Cloutier
Christopher Plummer
Roger Blay
Lloyd Bochner
James Bradford
Theme music composerWilliam McCauley
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerStanley Colbert
ProducerJohn Trent
CinematographyVic Sarin
EditorMyrtle Virgo
Running time150 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC
ReleaseApril 15, 1979 (1979-04-15)
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Riel is a 1979 Canadian made-for-television biographical film about Métis leader Louis Riel.[1]

  1. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 184.