Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm
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.
Cast
Roman Jarymowycz
as self
Arthur Holden
as Major General James Wolfe
Brian McKenna
as Narrator
Thierry Barthe
as Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm
Marcel Jeannin
as James Cook
Noel Burton
as James Henderson
Beat Berweger
as Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Claude Préfontaine
as Philippe de Vaudreuil
Flint Eagle
as Indian Chief
Daniel Brochu
as Col. Burton
