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Mackenzie King and the Unseen Hand

Mackenzie King and the Unseen Hand

1988TV Episode⏱️ 1h 40m
BiographyDrama

Canadian Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King's childhood and early career are chronicled. Believing he is a child of destiny, drawn to greatness by "an unseen hand," King begins the meteoric rise to power in the civil service and l...

Director
Donald Brittain
Writers
N/A
Stars
Donald Brittain, Robert Benson, J. Winston Carroll
Language
English
Country
Canada
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🎭 Top Cast

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Donald Brittain
as Narrator
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Robert Benson
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J. Winston Carroll
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Patricia Collins
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Jason Dean
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Richard Farrell
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Marion Gilsenan
Michael Kirby
Michael Kirby
Sean McCann
Sean McCann
as William Lyon Mackenzie King
Albert Millaire
Albert Millaire

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

BiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Important man in Canadian history
by raymond-andre2014-02-21

"I saw this when it was originally broadcast on CBC but was not paying enough attention. I have since read more about this very important Canadian. The production values of this series are excellent and the cast are superb. King was in power for 22 years, the longest run of any democratically elected man in the free world. He nursed a politically volatile country through most of the great depression and world war two. The fact that he was a complete lunatic makes this achievement all the more noteworthy. His deep belief in spirit ism led him to commune with Leonardo DA Vinci, Sir Wilfrid Lau..."

📖 Synopsis

Canadian Prime Minister W.L. Mackenzie King's childhood and early career are chronicled. Believing he is a child of destiny, drawn to greatness by "an unseen hand," King begins the meteoric rise to power in the civil service and l...