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Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.
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- 16 wins & 27 nominations
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- GoofsTwo errors in Canadianisms: 1. Judges were (and still often are) addressed as "Your Worship" and not "Your Honour". 2. One cannot become Ambassador to the Bahamas if one comes from another Commonwealth Realm, like Canada. Canada would have had a High Commissioner in the Bahamas at the time. Presently, for budgetary and other reasons, it only has a Consulate, managed via Canada's Jamaican High Commission.
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Dr. Milton Wakefield: [pulls boot from King's grasp] Mr. King, you intend to fornicate with this garment?
Mackenzie King: No, I don't.
Dr. Milton Wakefield: Look me in the eye.
Mackenzie King: There's been a shortage of ladies' footwear at the Daughters of the Empire's temperance league, and I was asked...
Dr. Milton Wakefield: [slaps King with boot] You're a disgusting backslider.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2020 Canadian Screen Awards for Cinematic Arts (2020)
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This isn't a typical movie. It's more like a theater production of something to do with something. I'm sure it had some point and so it's lucky it's not being given one star. Is this historical? Some boot sniffer, the SNIFFER sir, I call thee a sniffer!! It's kind of entertaining in a never will I ever bother watching this again sort of way. I don't understand people saying things about Monty Python because some of that stuff is actually funny. The Holy Grail is the best of Monty Python and this movie has none of that charm whatsoever. It's a bit like when people would hear some "alternative" music in the late 80s and describe it as like R. E. M. It was nothing like REM but people associate certain things with certain things. Of course REM are so mainstream it's laughable but in a world ruled by synth pop or hair metal it was different at the time. Where does that leave The Smiths, The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs and a million other bands that were at that time the latest of the waves of newness. But I digest, nom nom. This movie is sort of not funny, but it's oddness makes it seem unusual.
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