Riel

I was hired to play a Metis warrior. I already had longish hair, and, at the costume fitting, I was asked not to shave.

I cannot believe how attractive Raymond Cloutier is in this movie!!!!! it has made me want to delve further into the story of Riel as a wonderful Che Guvera like figure in Canadian history.

One thing that is impressive about the movie "RIEL" is its all-star, all Canadian cast, many of whom will be familiar to all movie goers. There's Christopher Plummer, Lloyd Bochner, Maury Chaykin, Don Francks, Arthur Hill, Leslie Nielsen, William Shatner, August Schellenberg,Dave Thomas and Kenneth Welsh, all well known actors outside of Canada.

As Canadian fare goes, this is very good. The original historical story is already very dramatic, so little was added for the screenplay.

After watching this film, I cannot say that it was very well made in terms of the characters who were portrayed in it. For example, Thomas Scott didn't look anywhere close to the actor who was given the role of playing his part.

I enjoyed this movie when it first came out in 1979. Currently, I am waiting to rent it from the library.