The Wars (1983)

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 Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mental...ly disabled.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. more

Directing:
  • Robin Phillips

Writing:
  • Timothy Findley

Stars:
Release Date: 1983-11-20
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  • Country: CA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 118

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William Hutt
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Domini Blythe
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Margaret Tyzack
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Jean LeClerc
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Ann-Marie MacDonald
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Alan Scarfe
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David Robb
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Rod Beattie
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Richard Blackburn
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Michael Caruana
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Clare Coulter
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Rupert Frazer
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Paul Hubbard
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Clifford Purchas
James Kidnie
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Simon Treves
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