John A.: Birth of a Country

John A.: Birth of a Country
Genre	Drama
Based on	John A.: The Man Who Made Us by Richard Gwyn
Written by	Bruce M. Smith
Directed by	Jerry Ciccoritti
Starring	Shawn Doyle Peter Outerbridge David La Haye Patrick McKenna
Composer	Steve London
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Michael Levine Michael Prupas
Producer	Bernard Zukerman
Cinematography	Michael Storey
Editor	George Roulston
Running time	91 minutes
Production companies	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Indian Grove Productions
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)

John A.: Birth of a Country is a Canadian historical drama television film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Bruce M. Smith. It was produced by Indian Grove Productions in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and aired on CBC Television on September 19, 2011.

Dramatizing the events that led up to Canadian Confederation in 1867, it is based on Richard Gwyn's non-fiction book John A.: The Man Who Made Us. It stars Shawn Doyle as Sir John A. Macdonald, alongside Peter Outerbridge, David La Haye, Aidan Devine, Michelle Nolden, Peter MacNeill, Cedric Smith, Rob Stewart, Ted Atherton, and Patrick McKenna.

The film won two Canadian Screen Award acting categories at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards, for Lead Actor in Television Film or Miniseries (Doyle) and Supporting Actor in a Drama Program or Series (Outerbridge). It also won the top direction (Jerry Ciccoritti) and writing (Bruce M. Smith) awards.

Cast

• Shawn Doyle as John A. Macdonald
• Peter Outerbridge as George Brown
• David La Haye as George-Étienne Cartier
• Aidan Devine as John Sandfield Macdonald
• Michelle Nolden as Anne Nelson Brown
• Peter MacNeill as Allan MacNab
• Cedric Smith as Edmund Head
• Rob Stewart as William McDougall
• Ted Atherton as Charles Monck
• Patrick McKenna as Alexander Galt

External links

• John A.: Birth of a Country at IMDb