Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man’s whose faith in a nation’s right to self-determination was stronger than the threat of the mob or his own fear of failure. Successor to Lord Durham, he established the principles on which Canadian government stands today.

Country:

Canada

Genre:

History

Duration:

29 minutes

Year:

1959

Director:

Julian Biggs

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Company:

ONF | NFB

Cast:
Andrew Allan

Lord Elgin

Sandra Scott

Lady Elgin

Lucien Watier

Sir Louis Lefontaine

Robert Goodier

Sir Allan MacNab

Alexander Webster

Major Campbell

Crew:
Julian Biggs

Director

Thomas Farley

Producer

Guy Glover

Executive Producer

M. Charles Cohen

Writer

John Gunn

Director of Photography