One Man (1977)

A crusading TV reporter finds his life ripped apart as he investigates a story about a company's deadly criminal negligence.

Director:

Robin Spry

Writers:

Robin Spry (screenplay by), Peter Pearson (screenplay by)

Stars:

Len Cariou, Jayne Eastwood, Carol Lazare

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Len Cariou	...	Jason Brady
Jayne Eastwood	...	Alicia Brady
Carol Lazare	...	Marion Galbraith
Barry Morse	...	Colin Angus Campbell
August Schellenberg	...	Ernie Carrick
Jean Lapointe	...	Ben Legault
Sean Sullivan	...	Rodney Porter
Terry Haig	...	Dr. Gendron
Marc Legault	...	Léo
Danny Freedman	...	First Hood
Gilles Renaud	...	Second Hood
Robert V. Girolami	...	John - TV Announcer (as Bob Girolami)
Jacques Godin	...	Jaworski
Donovan Hare	...	Donovan Brady
Kevin Hare	...	Kevin Brady

Storyline

Jason Brady is a hot crusading Montreal TV reporter who learns of the biggest story of his career. A female social worker shows him the carnage happening to children due to the criminally negligent behaviour of a corporation concerning their handling of a deadly chemical called B.A.P. As he investigates, he finds that not only does he have to face the corporation's underhanded efforts to silence him, but also the turmoil with his own family as he gets so emotionally involved in the story and the social worker that he is alienating his wife. Eventually, events lead to a point that forces him to make sacrifices he could not anticipate.

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Plot Keywords:

big business | canada | corporate crime | media | pollution | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Len Cariou's film debut.

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Crazy Credits

A narrator recounts a list of specific incidents relating to industrial chemical pollution causing death all over the world.

User Reviews

Poor production quality and pretty dire film

The video release of this title plays on the fact that it stars Barry Morse, who has lived in Canada for quite some time. The production of this film is very dated and on video looked more like a documentary in parts. Although the principle of the story is very good I can't help but feel I wish I hadn't spent the 1 hour and 15 minutes watching this, Barry Morse is hardly in it and the ending is dreadful. Over the end titles we get a spoken list of people who have died from poisonous gases and although this is indeed an extremely important issue the scene that follows is that "this story and its characters are entirely fictitious" making the whole thing seem a waste of time.

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Avslöjandet

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD350,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)