Sons of Liberty (TV)

Les fils de la liberte – French title

The Sons of Liberty - English title

A 1981 French, Canadian TV co-production [Antene 2, Interimages (Paris), CBC, Radio Quebec

   (Quebec)]

Producer:

Director: Claude Boissol

Story: Claude Caron

Teleplay: Louis Caron, Claude Boissol

Photography: Roger Moride [color]

Music: Claude Léveillée (Joseph Léveillée), Alain Leroux

Running time: 6 episodes x 52 minutes

Cast:

Hyacinthe Bellrose – Charles Biname

Marie-Moitie – Sophie Faucher

Flavie – Nathalie Breuer

Madam Plessis – Eleonore Hirt

Plessis – Philippe Laudenbach

Tim – Sacha de Liamchin

Simon – Janou Saint-Denis

Mailloux – Claude Gai (Claude Sanschagrin)

Major Hubert – Roger Blay

Michel Bellerose – Jean-Jacques Blanchet

Mere Bellerose – Charlotte Boisjoli

Jacquot – Reynald Bouchrad

Sullivan – Robert Christie

Francois – Benoit Dagenais

Pere Bellerose – Jacques Galipeau

Andre Bellerose – Germain Houde

Phege – Gaston Lepage

Chapard – Jean Marchand

Mister – Jean-Pierre Masson

Dame Morel – Denise Morelle

Commandant Stanley – Malcolm Nelthorpe

Smith – Dennis O’Connor

Gagnon – Aubert Pallascio

Julien – Paul Savoie

Cantlie – Dennis Sweeting

Langlois – Guy Thauvette

Regine – Mireille Thibault

With: Claude Leveille (Jospeh Léveillée), Lothaire Bluteau, Françoise Faucher (Françoise Elias), Marie Tifo

A 1981 TV mini-series based on the novel The Sons of Freedom of Louis Caron. This series tells the story of Hyacinthe Bellerose, in 1837 in Lower Canada during the rebellion of patriots. Bellerose gives the Oath of the Sons of Liberty and is later arrested and sentenced to exile in Australia.

The 6 part mini-series premiered on French television from June 5 – June 27, 1981.