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The Wars
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 Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled.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.
Cast
- Brent Carver as Robert Ross
- Kirsten Bishop as Peggy Ross
- Jackie Burroughs as Miss Davenport
- Shirley Douglas as Mrs. Lawson
- William Hutt as Mr. Ross
- Domini Blythe as Lady Barbara d'Orsey
- Margaret Tyzack as Lady Emmeline
- Jean LeClerc as Captain Taffler
- Ann-Marie MacDonald as Rowena Ross
- Alan Scarfe as Captain Leather
- Susan Wright as Ella
- David Robb as Major Terry
Details
- Director
- Robin Phillips
- Released
- November 20, 1983
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Studio
- Nielsen-Ferns and Polyphon
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.0 / 10 from 4 votes
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