Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm (2009)

  • PG
  • 01/01/2009 (CA)
  • War
  • 1h 10m

La fin de la Nouvelle-France

Overview

Documentary about the 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, part of the Seven Years War between Britain and France. Both leaders, Wolfe and Montcalm, died in the battle, which decided control over what would become Canada. Includes re-enactments of the battle and the personalities of the two commanders. For two months Montcalm and Quebec City endured English bombardments. However, in what the documentary describes as an exceptionally well planned operation during the night of September 12th, Wolfe got 4500 men and two cannons up L’Anse-au-Foulon cliffs to the Plains of Abraham. Montcalm, who never commanded an army before being posted to New France, chose to leave the city walls and try to fight a linear battle against a better trained army.

Brian McKenna

Director, Writer

Olivier Julien

Director

Jean Christophe Labastugue

Writer

Cast

Roman Jarymowycz's headshot

Roman Jarymowycz

self
Arthur Holden's headshot

Arthur Holden

Major General James Wolfe
Brian McKenna's headshot

Brian McKenna

Narrator
Thierry Barthe's headshot

Thierry Barthe

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm
Marcel Jeannin's headshot

Marcel Jeannin

James Cook
Noel Burton's headshot

Noel Burton

James Henderson
Beat Berweger's headshot

Beat Berweger

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
Claude Préfontaine's headshot

Claude Préfontaine

Philippe de Vaudreuil

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