"The Greatest Canadian" (2004) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Guy O'Sullivan

Writer:

Gary Pearson (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Plot:

After listing the top 50 Canadians voted as the greatest, 10 celebrities each state their case to the viewers why they should select their top 10 member is the greatest of all.

Plot Keywords:

Discussion Panel | Historical | TV Mini-Series | Audience Participation | Canada

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Melissa Auf Der Maur	...	Host "Dr. David Suzuki" segment
Frederick Banting	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alexander Graham Bell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Halle Berry	...	Herself (archive footage)
Pierre Berton	...	Himself
Charles Best	...	Himself #77 / "Sir Frederick Banting" Segment (archive footage) (as Dr. Charles Best)
Dr. Norman Bethune	...	Himself (archive footage)
Billy Bishop	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lucien Bouchard	...	Himself - at Maurice Richard's funeral (archive footage)
John Candy	...	Himself - #41 (archive footage)
Jim Carrey
Jean Chrétien	...	Himself (as Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétein)
Adrienne Clarkson	...	Herself - at Maurice Richard's funeral (archive footage)
Leonard Cohen	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stompin' Tom Connors
Ernie Coombs	...	Mr. Dressup (archive footage)
Arthur Currie	...	(archive footage)
Roméo Dallaire	...	Himself (as General Roméo Dallaire)
Miles Davis	...	(archive footage)
John Diefenbaker	...	Himself (archive footage)
Céline Dion	...	Herself (archive footage)
Shirley Douglas	...	Herself / Nellie McClung (archive footage)
Tommy Douglas	...	Himself (archive footage)
Michael J. Fox	...	Himself - #32 (archive footage)
Terry Fox	...	Himself (archive footage)
Glenn Gould	...	(archive footage)
Luba Goy	...	(archive footage)
Charlotte Gray	...	Host Sir John A. McDonald segment
Wayne Gretzky	...	(archive footage)
Paul Gross	...	Host
Peter Gzowski	...	(archive footage)
Rick Hansen	...	Himself
Bret Hart	...	Himself - Top 50 Finalist / Host "Don Cherry" segment
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mark Kelley	...	Himself
William Lyon Mackenzie King	...	(archive footage)
Wilfrid Laurier	...	Himself (archive footage)
Avril Lavigne	...	Herself (archive footage)
Sook-Yin Lee
Mario Lemieux	...	Himself
Stephen Lewis
Gordon Lightfoot	...	Himself (archive footage)
Shaun Majumder	...	Himself - co-host
Mary Maxwell	...	Herself (archive footage)
Natalie McMaster	...	Herself
Rick Mercer	...	Himself (archive footage)
Wendy Mesley	...	Host
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mike Myers	...	Himself (archive footage)
Conan O'Brien	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bobby Orr	...	Himself (archive footage)
Lester B. Pearson	...	(archive footage)
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Himself (archive footage)
Maurice Richard	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Maurice 'Rocket' Richard)
Sam Roberts	...	Himself
William Shatner	...	(archive footage)
Evan Solomon	...	Host
Barbra Streisand	...	Herself - on a date with Pierre Elliot Trudeau (archive footage)
George Stroumboulopoulos	...	Host "Tommy Douglas" segment
Donald Sutherland	...	(archive footage)
Kiefer Sutherland	...	(archive footage)
David Suzuki	...	Himself (archive footage)
Melanie Tonello	...	Avril Lavigne Fan
Jonathan Torrens	...	Himself
Justin Trudeau	...	Himself
Pierre Trudeau	...	Himself (archive footage)
Shania Twain	...	Herself
Jean Vanier	...	Himself
Mary Walsh	...	Host "Sir Frederick Banting" segment
H.G. Wells	...	Himself (archive footage)
Deryck Whibley	...	Himself
Neil Young	...	Himself (archive footage)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Trivia:

The 10 greatest Canadians according to the show: - 1. Tommy Douglas - 2. Terry Fox - 3. Pierre Elliott Trudeau - 4. Sir Frederick Banting - 5. David Suzuki - 6. Lester B. Pearson - 7. Don Cherry - 8. Sir John A. Macdonald - 9. Alexander Graham Bell - 10. Wayne Gretzky

Movie Connections:

Features The Arrow (1997) (TV)

The list -

I have to see that I was a little shocked in seeing who made the list of great Canadians. It's a real pity that some people who hadn't really had any

accomplishments other than insult people and give their loud opinions *cough* Don Cherry *cough* made the top ten. However, for the remaining, I believe

that they truly did have an affect (and still do) on Canada and even the world. It is great that they have had this as recognition. Pity there were no great women on the list ... to replace Don Cherry....

You may have noticed I don't support Don Cherry here... he's good on Hockey

Night in Canada... but as a top ten... not so much.

I voted for Terry Fox because he had such a tragic event happen to him at such a young age (as many people do) and he did something about it. From the

beginning his journey alone without publicity to the millions raised during his run for a cure. A run that is still taking place throughout many parts of the world! This young man is truly a great Canadian. He did it to help others, it had nothing to do with personal gain.

Well that's my two cents on the subject, I hope that you learned a little about our Canadian history and some accomplishments that we as Canadians should be

proud and thankful for.

Mel