French
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Arts and media
* The French (band), ...
: ''Il faut choisir'') is a 1981 Canadian film written by Robert A. Duncan and directed by John Howe. It stars
Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Lendon Bastedo (9 March 1946 – 12 January 2014) was a British actress, best known for her role as the secret agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction adventure series ''The Champions''. Bastedo was a veg ...
,
Mavor Moore
James Mavor Moore (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982.
Life and work
Moore was born in Tor ...
, and
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
He made his a ...
.
Plot
The film stars Moore as a corporate chairman who is preparing to retire, and is choosing his successor; the candidates are a charming rogue (Nielsen) who is having an affair with the chairman's daughter (Bastedo), and a humorless schemer (
Gary Reineke
Gary Allen Reineke (May 20, 1940 – September 23, 2024) was an American actor based in Canada.
Life and career
Reineke was born in Thorp, Wisconsin, on May 20, 1940, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
Reineke appea ...
). However, in the process a major
corporate fraud
In criminology, corporate crime refers to crimes committed either by a corporation (i.e., a business entity having a separate legal personality from the natural persons that manage its activities), or by individuals acting on behalf of a corpor ...
is uncovered, necessitating an investigation by
Revenue Canada
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to identify the fraudster."Those Revs always get their book-cooks". ''
The Globe and Mail
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'', April 22, 1982.
Cast
*
Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Lendon Bastedo (9 March 1946 – 12 January 2014) was a British actress, best known for her role as the secret agent Sharron Macready in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction adventure series ''The Champions''. Bastedo was a veg ...
*
Mavor Moore
James Mavor Moore (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982.
Life and work
Moore was born in Tor ...
*
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie William Nielsen (February 11, 1926November 28, 2010) was a Canadian actor and comedian. With a career spanning 60 years, he appeared in more than 100 films and 150 television programs, portraying more than 220 characters.
He made his a ...
* Richard Fitzpatrick
* Ken James
* Nuala Fitzgerald
* Budd Knapp
*
Gary Reineke
Gary Allen Reineke (May 20, 1940 – September 23, 2024) was an American actor based in Canada.
Life and career
Reineke was born in Thorp, Wisconsin, on May 20, 1940, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
Reineke appea ...
Reception
Budd Knapp won the
ACTRA Award
The ACTRA Awards are Canadian accolades presented since 1972 to celebrate excellence in cinema, television and radio industries.12th ACTRA Awards in 1983.Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". ''
The Globe and Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 million in 2024, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on week ...