Back in 1837 in the Northwoods of Canada and beyond, a movement was started among the colonialists to demand the right to own property in the New World. This interesting docudrama follows the tragic outcome of that movement for one of its leaders, the pacifist and nearly beatific Samuel Lount (also the great-great-great uncle of producer Elvira Lount). The orator and journalist William Lyon Mackenzie stoked up the fire among the property-deprived, and a march on Toronto was begun. Lount was convinced to join the rebellion much against his better judgment -- he belonged to the Children of Peace religious sect. Lount's own pacifism meant nothing to the authorities; they executed Lount for treason after crushing the rebellion. R.H. Thomson plays the title role in this low-budget but high-energy effort.
as Peter Matthews
as Dr. Rolph
as Bishop Strachan
as Alderman Powell
as Sheriff Jarvis
as David Willson
as Sir Francis Bond Head
as Elizabeth Lount
as Daniel Lount
as Rebel
as Prime Minister of England
as Colonial Secretary, Glenelg
as William Robinson
as Young Willson
as Edward Kennedy
as William Lyon Mackenzie
as Samuel Lount
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
