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Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)
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17 September 1993 (USA) moreAwards:
1 win & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
A Communist Gandhi moreCast
(Credited cast) | Donald Sutherland | ... | Dr. Norman Bethune |
 | Helen Mirren | ... | Frances Penny Bethune |
 | Helen Shaver | ... | Mrs. Dowd |
 | Colm Feore | ... | Chester Rice |
 | James Pax | ... | Mr. Tung |
| Da Guo | ... | Dr. Chian |
 | Anouk Aimée | ... | Marie-France Coudaire |
| Ronald Pickup | ... | Alan Coleman |
| Geoffrey Chater | ... | Dr. Archibald |
| Tan Zong-Yao | ... | General Nieh |
| Ke-Yaw Zhang | ... | Chairman Mao |
| Iñaki Aierra | ... | Dr. Salvador |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lorne Brass | ... | Reporter 1 |
| Sophie Faucher | ... | Nurse MacKenzie |
| Frank Fontaine | ... | Dr. Williamson |
| Ethel Gerstein | ... | Gaggle Lady |
| Peggy Goldberg | ... | Gaggle Lady |
| Rebecca Hogan | ... | Gaggle lady |
| Beatrice Home | ... | Mary |
 | James Hong | ||
| Nicholas Kilbertus | ... | George Pilling |
| Danute Kristo | ... | Ingrid Halstrom |
| Emilio Linder | ||
| Harrison Liu | ... | Dr. Fong |
| Jack McGuigan | ... | Gaggle Man |
| Linda O'Dwyer | ... | Nursing Sister |
| Yvan Ponton | ... | Frank Coudaire |
| Leona Toppel | ... | Gaggle Lady |
 | Timothy Webber | ||
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Although I know nothing of the life of Dr. Norman Bethune, this biopic appears to be a credible history lesson. But not much more. Though the scenery is gorgeous and we get lots of opinions on our subject, plus writings in his journal, we never really get inside Bethune. This is because the director and the screenwriter seem to be men with banal vision and little imagination.
The movie this film most reminds me of is Gandhi, whose faults it shares but Bethune does not have as powerful a cast. Acting is generally adequate but not much more than that. That the hero is a communist does not mean there couldn't have been a great story here. It does mean most American and Canadian audiences are not going to start watching wanting to see this man's greatness proven, the way they did for Gandhi.