Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm
La fin de la Nouvelle-France
Documentary about the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France. Both leaders, Wolfe and Montcalm, died in the battle, which decided control over what would become Canada. Includes re-enactments of the battle and the personalities of the two commanders. For two months Montcalm and Quebec City endured English bombardments. However, in what the documentary describes as an exceptionally well planned operation during the night of September 12th, Wolfe got 4500 men and two cannons up L’Anse-au-Foulon cliffs to the Plains of Abraham. Montcalm, who never commanded an army before being posted to New France, chose to leave the city walls and try to fight a linear battle against a better trained army.
Directed by Olivier Julien · Written by Brian McKenna
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Cast
- Roman Jarymowycz self
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Arthur Holden Major General James Wolfe - Brian McKenna Narrator
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Thierry Barthe Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm -
Marcel Jeannin James Cook -
Noel Burton James Henderson - Beat Berweger Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
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Claude Préfontaine Philippe de Vaudreuil -
Flint Eagle Indian Chief -
Daniel Brochu Col. Burton - Bernard Carez François Bigot
- Marjolaine Legault Beautiful French Woman
Make it a double feature
3h together
Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm
Mission «Sky»
A close match in mood and era.
