The Wars (1983)
1h 58m
1983-11-20
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 Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled.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.
DIRECTOR
Robin Phillips
Duration: 1h 58m
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Casting Actors
Brent Carver
Robert Ross
Kirsten Bishop
Peggy Ross
Jackie Burroughs
Miss Davenport
Shirley Douglas
Mrs. Lawson
William Hutt
Mr. Ross
Domini Blythe
Lady Barbara d'Orsey
Margaret Tyzack
Lady Emmeline
Jean LeClerc
Captain Taffler
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Rowena Ross
Alan Scarfe
Captain Leather
Susan Wright
Ella
David Robb
Major Terry
Barbara Budd
Nurse Turner
Richard Austin
Michael
Rodger Barton
Charles
Richard Curnock
Minister
Paul Batten
Poole
Rod Beattie
Levitt
Tom Bishop Sr.
Rider
Richard Blackburn
Fred Booker
Dwayne Brenna
Michael Caruana
Soldier
Clare Coulter
Eena
Shirley Cassedy
David Dunbar
Mr. Brown
Rupert Frazer
Clive
Craig Gardner
German Soldier
Graeme Gibson
Devlin
Maurice Good
Sergeant Joyce
Bobby Hannah
Paul Hubbard
Captain Ord
Jeff Hyslop
Clifford Purchas
Eleanor Kane
James Kidnie
Martial
Leo Leyden
Hardee T. Lineham
Bonnycastle
Richard McMillan
Harris
Simon Treves
Patient
Irene Sutcliffe
Nurse
Timothy Webber
Corporal Bates
Stephen Russell
Cigarette
Annette Vyge
Madam
Martha Henry
Mrs. Ross
Thank You
