The Wars

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 Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled.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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 20, 1983

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Production

Polyphon,Nielsen-Ferns

Cast

Brent Carver,Kirsten Bishop,Jackie Burroughs,Shirley Douglas,William Hutt,Domini Blythe,Margaret Tyzack,Jean LeClerc,Ann-Marie MacDonald,Alan Scarfeand 34 more

Director

Robin Phillips

Writer

Timothy Findley

Producer

Richard Nielsen,Robert Verrall

Cinematography

John Coquillon

Music

Glenn Gould

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0084889