Jack (2013 film)
| Jack | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Drama Biography |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Wreggitt |
| Story by |
Shelley Eriksen Andrew Wreggitt |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough |
| Starring |
Rick Roberts Sook-Yin Lee |
| Theme music composer | Shawn Pierce |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Laszlo Barna Kyle Irving Lisa Meeches Lesley Oswald Karen Stermsheg Melissa Williamson |
| Editor(s) | Mike Lee |
| Cinematography | C. Kim Miles |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Pier 21 Films Eagle Vision |
| Distributor | CBC Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release |
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Jack is a Canadian television film, which debuted on CBC Television on March 10, 2013. A biopic of the late Jack Layton, the film stars Rick Roberts as Layton and Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow.[1] The film was originally announced in 2012 as Smilin' Jack: The Jack Layton Story.
The film's cast also includes Zachary Bennett as Brad Lavigne, Joel S. Keller as Karl Bélanger, Wendy Crewson as Anne McGrath and Judah Katz as Brian Topp, as well as Victoria Snow, Brittany Scobie, Conrad Sweatman, Erin Karpluk and Diana Ha.
The film was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt.
The film uses Parachute Club's 1983 hit single "Rise Up", a longtime unofficial New Democratic Party anthem, as its opening theme music.[2]
Both Roberts and Lee garnered Canadian Screen Award nominations for their performances at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Roberts as Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries and Lee as Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries. Both won their respective awards.
References
External links
- Jack at the Internet Movie Database