Battlefield Quebec: Wolfe & Montcalm

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.

Cast

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Roman Jarymowycz

self

Arthur Holden

Major General James Wolfe

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Brian McKenna

Narrator

Thierry Barthe

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, Marquis de Montcalm

Marcel Jeannin

James Cook

Noel Burton

James Henderson

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Beat Berweger

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

Claude Préfontaine

Philippe de Vaudreuil

Flint Eagle

Indian Chief

Daniel Brochu

Col. Burton

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Bernard Carez

François Bigot

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Marjolaine Legault

Beautiful French Woman