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Heritage Minutes

8 / 10 | Canada
1991 | Short | Drama | History
Heritage Minutes, also known officially as Historica Minutes: History by the Minute, are a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. They appear frequently on Canadian television and in cinemas before movies and are now also sold on DVD. The Minutes were first introduced on March 31, 1991 as part of a one-off heavily-promoted history quiz show hosted by Rex Murphy. The thirteen original short films were broken up and run between shows on CBC Television and CTV Network. The continued broadcast of the Minutes and the production of new ones was pioneered by Charles Bronfman's CRB Foundation, Canada Post Power Broadcasting, and the National Film Board. They were devised, developed and largely narrated by noted Canadian broadcaster Patrick Watson, while the producer of the series was Robert Guy Scully. In 2009 Historica merged with The Dominion Institute to become The Historica-Dominion Institute. While the foundations have not paid networks to air Minutes, they have made them freely available, and in the early years paid to have them run in cinemas across the country. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has ruled that Heritage Minutes are an "on-going dramatic series" thus each minute counts as ninety-seconds of a station's Canadian content requirements.

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Cast List (97)

Richard Ciupka
Richard Ciupka
Director
Grant Harvey
Grant Harvey
Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Director
Tess Girard
Tess Girard
Director
Hayley Gray
Hayley Gray
Director
Kari Skogland
Kari Skogland
Director
Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
Director
Alex Boothby
Alex Boothby
Director
Shane Belcourt
Shane Belcourt
Director
Francois Gingras
Francois Gingras
Director
Stephen Dunn
Stephen Dunn
Director
Scooter Corkle
Scooter Corkle
Director
Elad Tzadok
Elad Tzadok
Director
Holly Dale
Holly Dale
Director
Walter Massey
Walter Massey
Director
Don McBrearty
Don McBrearty
Director
Bruce Alcock
Bruce Alcock
Director
Christopher Petry
Christopher Petry
Director
Mark Ratzlaff
Mark Ratzlaff
Director
Aaron Yeger
Aaron Yeger
Director
Jason Brennan
Jason Brennan
Director
Alison Duke
Alison Duke
Director
Pat Mills
Pat Mills
Director
Ayo Tsalithaba
Ayo Tsalithaba
Director
Anita Ayres
Anita Ayres
Director
Anaïsa Visser
Anaïsa Visser
Director
Yung Chang
Yung Chang
Director
Aidan Devine
Aidan Devine
Additional Cast
Aidan Devine
Aidan Devine
English Envoy
Aidan Devine
Aidan Devine
Jim Chamerlain
Katherine Trowell
Katherine Trowell
Additional Cast
Katherine Trowell
Katherine Trowell
Narrator
Steve Cumyn
Steve Cumyn
John A. Macdonald
Steve Cumyn
Steve Cumyn
Alec
Steve Cumyn
Steve Cumyn
Percy
Denis Lacroix
Denis Lacroix
Additional Cast
Denis Lacroix
Denis Lacroix
Rain in Face
John Evans
John Evans
Additional Cast
Jean Marchand
Jean Marchand
Additional Cast
Jean Marchand
Jean Marchand
Paul-Émile Borduas
William Samples
William Samples
Additional Cast
William Samples
William Samples
Sandford Fleming
James Bradford
James Bradford
Harry
James Bradford
James Bradford
Mr. Clarence
Julian Richings
Julian Richings
A.A. Milne
Julian Richings
Julian Richings
King Henry VII
Griffith Brewer
Griffith Brewer
Additional Cast
Griffith Brewer
Griffith Brewer
Lovett
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
John Humphrey, aged 42
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart
Operator
Pascale Devigne
Pascale Devigne
French Mother
Pascale Devigne
Pascale Devigne
Wife
Michael Rudder
Michael Rudder
Additional Cast
Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson
Narrator
Francine Laurendeau
Francine Laurendeau
Additional Cast
Oke Nnawuchi
Oke Nnawuchi
Younger Richard Pierpoint
Jean L'Italien
Jean L'Italien
George-Étienne Cartier
Jean L'Italien
Jean L'Italien
Adoptive Father
Peter Gzowski
Peter Gzowski
Narrator
Oke Nnawuchi
Oke Nnawuchi
Soldier
Ryan Barnett
Ryan Barnett
Writer
Davida Aronovitch
Davida Aronovitch
Writer
Richard Ciupka
Richard Ciupka
Writer
Patricia Lavoie
Patricia Lavoie
Writer
Patrick Watson
Patrick Watson
Writer
Stephen Massicotte
Stephen Massicotte
Writer
Alex Boothby
Alex Boothby
Writer
Andrea Stewart
Andrea Stewart
Writer
Joseph Boyden
Joseph Boyden
Writer
Stephen Dunn
Stephen Dunn
Writer
Graeme M. Campbell
Graeme M. Campbell
Writer
Scooter Corkle
Scooter Corkle
Writer
Candice Vallantin
Candice Vallantin
Writer
Robert Duncan
Robert Duncan
Writer
David Schulze
David Schulze
Writer
Patrick Withrow
Patrick Withrow
Writer
Louise Jobin
Louise Jobin
Writer
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Writer
Michel Langlois
Michel Langlois
Writer
Gerald Wexler
Gerald Wexler
Writer
Shernold Edwards
Shernold Edwards
Writer
Ian Barr
Ian Barr
Writer
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Writer
Tess Girard
Tess Girard
Writer
Kai Nagata
Kai Nagata
Writer
Brynn Byrne
Brynn Byrne
Writer
Nimisha Mukerji
Nimisha Mukerji
Writer
Mark Ratzlaff
Mark Ratzlaff
Writer
Jessie Anthony
Jessie Anthony
Writer
Jason Brennan
Jason Brennan
Writer
Alison Duke
Alison Duke
Writer
Naledi Jackson
Naledi Jackson
Writer
JP Larocque
JP Larocque
Writer
Joleen Ballendine
Joleen Ballendine
Writer
Hayley Gray
Hayley Gray
Writer
Anaïsa Visser
Anaïsa Visser
Writer
Yung Chang
Yung Chang
Writer

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