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The Wars

The Wars

(1983)

Overview

Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.

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  1. Director : Robin Phillips
  2. Producer : Richard Nielsen
  3. Writer : Timothy Findley
  4. Editor : Tony Lower
  5. Cast : Brent Carver,Kirsten Bishop,Jackie Burroughs,Shirley Douglas,William Hutt,Domini Blythe,Margaret Tyzack,Jean LeClerc,Ann-Marie MacDonald,Alan Scarfe,Susan Wright,David Robb,Barbara Budd,Richard Austin,Rodger Barton,Richard Curnock,Paul Batten,Rod Beattie,Tom Bishop Sr.,Richard Blackburn,Fred Booker,Dwayne Brenna,Michael Caruana,Clare Coulter,Shirley Cassedy,David Dunbar,Rupert Frazer,Craig Gardner,Graeme Gibson,Maurice Good,Bobby Hannah,Paul Hubbard,Jeff Hyslop,Eleanor Kane,James Kidnie,Leo Leyden,Hardee T. Lineham,Richard McMillan,Simon Treves,Irene Sutcliffe,Timothy Webber,Stephen Russell,Annette Vyge,Martha Henry

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Original TitleThe Wars

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1983-11-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 01h 58m

Production CompaniesNielsen-Ferns

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