Friday, October 9, 2015

Sons of Liberty (TV)



Les fils de la liberte – French title
The Sons of Liberty - English title

A 1981 French, Canadian TV co-production [Antene 2, Interimages (Paris), CBC, Radio Quebec
   (Quebec)]
Producer:
Director: Claude Boissol
Story: Claude Caron
Teleplay: Louis Caron, Claude Boissol
Photography: Roger Moride [color]
Music: Claude Léveillée (Joseph Léveillée), Alain Leroux
Running time: 6 episodes x 52 minutes

Cast:
Hyacinthe Bellrose – Charles Biname
Marie-Moitie – Sophie Faucher
Flavie – Nathalie Breuer
Madam Plessis – Eleonore Hirt
Plessis – Philippe Laudenbach
Tim – Sacha de Liamchin
Simon – Janou Saint-Denis
Mailloux – Claude Gai (Claude Sanschagrin)
Major Hubert – Roger Blay
Michel Bellerose – Jean-Jacques Blanchet
Mere Bellerose – Charlotte Boisjoli
Jacquot – Reynald Bouchrad
Sullivan – Robert Christie
Francois – Benoit Dagenais
Pere Bellerose – Jacques Galipeau
Andre Bellerose – Germain Houde
Phege – Gaston Lepage
Chapard – Jean Marchand
Mister – Jean-Pierre Masson
Dame Morel – Denise Morelle
Commandant Stanley – Malcolm Nelthorpe
Smith – Dennis O’Connor
Gagnon – Aubert Pallascio
Julien – Paul Savoie
Cantlie – Dennis Sweeting
Langlois – Guy Thauvette
Regine – Mireille Thibault
With: Claude Leveille (Jospeh Léveillée), Lothaire Bluteau, Françoise Faucher (Françoise Elias), Marie Tifo



A 1981 TV mini-series based on the novel The Sons of Freedom of Louis Caron. This series tells the story of Hyacinthe Bellerose, in 1837 in Lower Canada during the rebellion of patriots. Bellerose gives the Oath of the Sons of Liberty and is later arrested and sentenced to exile in Australia.

The 6 part mini-series premiered on French television from June 5 – June 27, 1981.

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