The Boys of St. Vincent (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

John N. Smith

Writers:

Sam Grana (written by)
John N. Smith (written by)
(more)

Release Date:

1992 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.

Plot Keywords:

Orphanage | Priest | Police | Religious | Abuse

Awards:

10 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Henry Czerny	...	Brother Peter Lavin
Johnny Morina	...	Kevin Reevey
Brian Dooley	...	Detective Noseworthy
Philip Dinn	...	Mike Finn
Brian Dodd	...	Steven Lunny
Ashley Billard	...	Brian Lunny
Jeremy Keefe	...	Mike Sproule
Jonathan Lewis	...	Eddie Linnane
Michael Wade	...	Brother MacLaverty
Greg Thomey	...	Brother Glackin
Alain Goulem	...	Brother Glynn
Ed Martin	...	Tom Kennedy
Maurice Podbrey	...	Archbishop
Sam Grana	...	Monsignor
Aidan Devine	...	Brother Michael Davitt
Gordon Day	...	Premier
Kelly Ricard	...	Social Worker
David Francis	...	Lou Benson
Ralph Allison	...	Official
Terry Haig	...	Official's Aid
Tony Robinow	...	Dermot Moher
Sean Tataryn	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Gabriel Allard-Graham	...	Boy of St. Vincent
David Graham	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Christopher Millar	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Daniel Pilon	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Andreas Traczyk	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Dennis Van Horn	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Ettore Zuccheroso	...	Boy of St. Vincent
Tyrone Benskin	...	Dr. Maynard
Glenn Downey	...	Policeman
Domenico Fiore	...	Policeman (as Dom Fiore)
Daniel Hélmond	...	Detective
Paulina B. Abarca	...	Nurse (as Paulina Abarca)
Susan Mackasey	...	Nurse
Nellie Ludlow	...	Woman Donating
Jane Wheeler	...	Receptionist
Peter Cureton	...	Brother Peter
Peter Jutras	...	Brother Graham
Luc Hamel	...	Priest
John Matthews	...	Archbishop's Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Wade	...	Brother MacLaverty

Directed by
John N. Smith

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sam Grana		written by
John N. Smith		written by
Des Walsh		written by

Produced by
Martine Allard	....	line producer
Sam Grana	....	producer
Claudio Luca	....	executive producer
Claudio Luca	....	producer
Colin Neale	....	executive producer
Nicole de Rochemont	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Neil Smolar

Cinematography by
Pierre Letarte

Film Editing by
Werner Nold

Casting by
Rosina Bucci
Nadia Rona

Production Design by
Real Ouellette

Set Decoration by
Claire Alary		(chief decorator)
Josée Pilon		(decorator)

Costume Design by
Denis Sperdouklis

Makeup Department
Kathryn Casault	....	makeup artist
Gaétan Noiseux	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Real Chabot	....	unit manager (as Réal Chabot)
Rosanne Cohen	....	post-production supervisor
Pat Schofield	....	executive in charge of production: CBC

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marie-José Bourassa	....	third assistant director
Josée Lachance	....	second assistant director
Pierre Plante	....	first assistant director
Lisa Porter	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Jean-François Bonnevie	....	chief carpenter
Michel Clément	....	swing gang
Alain Clouatre	....	swing gang
Shelley Cornick	....	scenic artist
Marc Corriveau	....	property master
Johanne Cullen	....	scenic painter
Jean-Yves Étienne Delisle	....	carpenter
Marc Desjardins	....	scenic painter
Johanne Dumoulin	....	scenic painter
Guy Fortin	....	swing gang
Pierrot Gelinas	....	carpenter (as Pierre Gélinas)
Martine Giguère-Kazemirchuk	....	carpenter
Claude Leclair	....	carpenter
Mercédès Lemelin	....	scenic painter
Réal Proulx	....	assistant art director
Sylvain Rousseau	....	swing gang
Anne St-Denis	....	props
Armand Thomas	....	assistant props

Sound Department
Serge Beauchemin	....	sound engineer
Jocelyn Caron	....	adr recordist (as Jo Caron)
Adrian Croll	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jérôme Décarie	....	foley artist
Sherly Desbiens	....	foley recordist
Antoine Morin	....	sound effects editor
Viateur Paiement	....	dialogue editor
Jacques Plante	....	adr editor
Marcel Pothier	....	supervising sound editor
Hans Peter Strobl	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
François Allard	....	electrician
Michel R. Carron	....	grip (as Michel R. Caron)
Roger Dufresne	....	still photographer
Bruno Ferland	....	electrician
Corinne Joudiou	....	second assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Lamarche	....	key grip
Clermont Lapointe	....	gaffer
Pierre Malouin	....	grip (as Pierre Malouin)
Jocelyn Simard	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Dube	....	assistant costume designer (as Louise Dubé)
Francine Richard	....	dresser
René Saucier	....	assistant dresser
Renée Tremblay	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Grace Avrith	....	post-production coordinator
Céline Béland	....	assistant film editor
Martial Ethier	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Chris Crilly	....	music arranger: choral
Chris Crilly	....	music consultant
Louis Hone	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Claude Boily	....	driver

Other crew
Yves Amyot	....	production assistant
Maria Armstrong	....	head of talent: CBC
Daniel Auclair	....	daily production assistant
Sylvie Boily	....	production coordinator
Micheline Bonin	....	assistant production accountant
Anne-Hélène Brunet	....	assistant to producer
Jim Burt	....	creative head of movies and mini-series: CBC
André Chabot	....	production assistant
Christine V. Desrochers	....	guardian (as Christine Desrochers)
Barbara Doran	....	dialogue coach
Michel Drezet	....	office assistant
Francois Ferland	....	lawyer
Pierre Gauthier	....	set psychologist
Helen Henshaw	....	location manager
Michel Jeté	....	lawyer
Francine Lahay	....	public relations
Doris Lapierre	....	script supervisor
Yves Lemieux	....	production assistant
Marie Luca	....	assistant production accountant
Lynn Mailloux	....	production secretary
Nickie Merulla	....	studio clerk: N.F.B. Studio B
Alain-Louis Pharand	....	production accountant
Jean-Clément Renaud	....	craft service
Frank Ryan	....	lawyer
Hajime Sawada	....	title designer
Val Teodori	....	titles
Terry Tierney	....	tutor
Marie Tonto-Donati	....	administrator: N.F.B. Studio B
Michel Trudel	....	equipment

Production Companies

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
• Les Productions Télé-Action
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
• Téléfilm Canada

Distributors

• Alliance (1994) (USA)

Other Companies

• Cinégarantie Ltée  completion guarantee
• Elite Productions  casting
• Geoffrion Jeté, avocats  lawyers
• Locations Michel Trudel  equipment
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)  equipment
• National/Francine Lahay  public relations
• S.T.C.V.Q.  technical crew
• Taillefer, Devine & Bernardi  insurance

Also Known As:

Le collège St. Vincent (Canada: French title)
Les garçons de Saint-Vincent (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

Germany:90 min | USA:186 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Quotes:

[after Brother MacLaverty walked in on Kevin and Lavin and has sent the boys upstairs]
Brother MacLaverty: You are a sick and evil man, Peter. And a disgrace to the Order!
Peter Lavin: By the authority invested in me as superinten...
Brother MacLaverty: DON'T speak to me about AUTHORITY! You will have nothing more to do with these children, EVER!

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1993)

The greatest Canadian film of all time.

In my opinion, this is the greatest Canadian film of all time and a true primer on Canadian cinema style. I originally saw this film as a teenager when it premiered on Canadian television in 1992 in two parts, one part on Sunday and one part on Monday. The film should be viewed in this manner, on separate days, to allow the emotions to seep in. Last year, I felt that I was ready to see the film again, and I watched it with my family. The indelible images returned, such as the raging Brother Lavin in the basement towards the end of the second hour. Please see this film.