The Englishman's Boy
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Trade Paperback Edition | |
| Author | Guy Vanderhaeghe |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Language, arts |
| Genre | historical fiction |
| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
Publication date | 14 September 1996 |
| Media type | Hardcover and Paperback |
| Pages | 333 |
| ISBN | 0-7710-8693-8 |
| OCLC | 35941592 |
The Englishman's Boy is a novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe, published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart, which won the Governor General's Award for English language fiction in 1996 and was nominated for the Giller Prize. It deals with the events of the Cypress Hills Massacre (1873) as told 50 years later to a young screenwriter in Hollywood by the last living survivor.
Television film
| The Englishman's Boy | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Guy Vanderhaeghe (writer and screenplay) |
| Directed by | John N. Smith |
| Starring |
Bob Hoskins Nicholas Campbell Michael Therriault R. H. Thomson Michael Eisner Katharine Isabelle |
| Theme music composer |
Rob Bryanton Todd Bryanton |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Kevin DeWalt (executive producer) Janine Stener (associate producer) |
| Running time | 180 minutes |
| Budget | $11.7 million |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release |
2 March (part 1) 9 March 2008 (part 2)2 March 2008 – 9 March 2008 |
On 2 March 2008, The Englishman's Boy premiered as a made-for-television film on CBC with a budget of $11.7 million.[1] The film won six Gemini Awards: Best Dramatic Mini-Series; John N. Smith as director; Nicholas Campbell as leading actor; Katharine Isabelle as supporting actress; Carmen Kotyk, for casting; and Beverley Wowchuk for costumes.[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ Richard Wood. "Mini-series recreates massacre", The Beaver, February/March 2007, Vol. 87, issue 1, p. 11
- ↑ http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini23/press/GM23Nov28winners.pdf
- ↑ http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini23/press/GM23Oct22winners.pdf
External links
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Greg Hollingshead, The Roaring Girl |
Governor General's Award for English language fiction recipient 1996 |
Succeeded by Jane Urquhart, The Underpainter |
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