The Wars

The Wars

1983
1h 58m
3.3

3.3/10

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 Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled.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

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nielsen-Ferns Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft mbH
Production Countries
Canada Germany
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date November 20, 1983
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0084889

Cast

Brent Carver
Brent Carver

Robert Ross

Kirsten Bishop
Kirsten Bishop

Peggy Ross

Jackie Burroughs
Jackie Burroughs

Miss Davenport

Shirley Douglas
Shirley Douglas

Mrs. Lawson

William Hutt
William Hutt

Mr. Ross

Domini Blythe
Domini Blythe

Lady Barbara d'Orsey

Margaret Tyzack
Margaret Tyzack

Lady Emmeline

Jean LeClerc
Jean LeClerc

Captain Taffler

Ann-Marie MacDonald
Ann-Marie MacDonald

Rowena Ross

Alan Scarfe
Alan Scarfe

Captain Leather

Susan Wright
Susan Wright

Ella

David Robb
David Robb

Major Terry

Key Crew

Timothy Findley
Writer
Robin Phillips
Director
Richard Nielsen
Producer
Robert Verrall
Executive Producer

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