John A.: Birth of a Country

2011 television film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti

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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

References

Shanlin, Calum (September 16, 2011). "John A: Birth of a Country". CBC Live. CBC.
"CBC's Rick Mercer Report snags 3 Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. February 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.

External links

John A.: Birth of a Country at IMDb

v t e John A. Macdonald
1st Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891) Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1891) Leader of the Official Opposition (1873–1878) MP for Kingston (1867–1878) MP for Victoria (1878–1882) MP for Carleton (1882–1888)
Premierships	Timeline Cabinets: 1st Canadian Ministry, 3rd Canadian Ministry Parliaments: 1st Canadian Parliament, 2nd Canadian Parliament, 4th Canadian Parliament, 5th Canadian Parliament, 6th Canadian Parliament, 7th Canadian Parliament Party: Liberal-Conservative Party
Politics	Double Shuffle Canadian Confederation Charlottetown Conference Quebec Conference Red River Rebellion Treaty of Washington (1871) Pacific Scandal North-West Rebellion Trial of Louis Riel
Policies	Chinese head tax Chinese Immigration Act, 1885 National Policy
Elections	Electoral history Province of Canada general elections 1844 1848 1852 1854 1858 1861 1863 Canadian federal elections 1867 1872 1874 1878 1882 1887 1891
Family	Isabella Macdonald (first wife) Agnes Macdonald (second wife) Hugh John Macdonald (son) Agnes Gertrude VanKoughnet (daughter-in-law)
Cultural depictions	Canada: The Great Experiment John A.: Birth of a Country Louis Riel (opera) Reluctant Nation Statues Charlottetown Kingston Montreal Regina Toronto
Related	Residences Bellevue House Earnscliffe Sir John A Macdonald Junior High School Sir John A. Macdonald Building Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School

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