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Angel Square | |
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Directed by | Anne Wheeler |
Written by | James Defelice Anne Wheeler |
Based on | Angel Square by Brian Doyle |
Produced by | Arvi Liimatainen |
Starring | Jeremy Radick Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Nicola Cavendish Leon Pownall Michel Barrette Ned Beatty |
Cinematography | Tobias A. Schliessler |
Edited by | Lenka Svab Peter Svab |
Music by | George Blondheim |
Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Angel Square (also known as The Comic Book Christmas Caper) is a 1990 Canadian film directed by Anne Wheeler and starring Ned Beatty and Nicola Cavendish. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle.
Premise
In 1945, a boy investigates after his friend's father has his sense of security violated when he is brutally beaten by a unknown attacker while working.
Cast
- Jeremy Radick as Tommy
- Julie Bond as Mother
- Jay Brazeau as Mr. Rosenberg
- Nicola Cavendish as Aunt Dottie
- Brian Dooley as Bert
- Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Coco Laframboise
- Leon Pownall as Blue Cheeks
- Vlasta Vrána as Logg
- Paul Whitney as Mr. Ritchie
- Michel Barrette as Voice
- Ned Beatty as Officer Ozzie O'Driscoll
Awards
In 1991 it won 3 Genie Awards:
- George Blondheim & Anne Wheeler for Best Original Song
- Garrell Clark & Paul A. Sharpe for Best Overall Sound
- Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, & Cal Shumiatcher for Best Adapted Screenplay
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