Alien Thunder
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Directed by | Claude Fournier |
Produced by | Marie-José Raymond (producer) |
Written by | George Malko (written by) |
Starring | Donald Sutherland Gordon Tootoosis Chief Dan George Kevin McCarthy Jean Duceppe |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Cinematography | Claude Fournier |
Edited by | Yves Langlois |
Distributed by | Troma Entertainment |
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93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,500,000 |
Alien Thunder (also known as Dan Candy's Law) is a 1974 Canadian western film directed by Claude Fournier and starring Donald Sutherland.
Synopsis[edit]
The plot, based on the true story, follows a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who wants to give an Indian a fair trial for the murder of a fellow officer before he winds up being executed.
Cast[edit]
- Donald Sutherland as Sgt. Dan Candy
- Gordon Tootoosis as Almighty Voice
- Chief Dan George as Sounding Sky
- Kevin McCarthy as Sgt. Malcolm Grant
- Jean Duceppe as Inspector Brisebois
- Francine Racette as Emilie Grant
- Jack Creley as Arthur Ballentyne - Indian Agent
- James O'Shea as Edouard
- John Boylan as Cpl. Harold Bellringer
- Lenny George as Rolling Grass
- Ernestine Gamble as Small Face
- Vincent Daniels as Many Birds
- Sarain Stump as Napoleon Royal
Suzette Arcand, Edna Brittain, Marshall Brittain, Agnes Smallchild, Philomene Gamble, Mary Scott, Hub Donaldson, Maurice Dunster, Walter Mills, Antony Parr, Reg McReynolds, Bud Stilling and Stan Thomas also appear.
Production[edit]
Its filming locations were in Saskatchewan's Battleford, Duck Lake, and Saskatoon.
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Alien Thunder at the Internet Movie Database
- Alien Thunder is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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- 1974 films
- English-language films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- 1970s Western (genre) films
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