A Choice of Two

1981 Canadian film
A Choice of Two
FrenchIl faut choisir
Directed byJohn Howe
Written byRobert A. Duncan
Produced by
  • Malca Gillson
  • John Howe
  • Robert Verrall
Starring
  • Alexandra Bastedo
  • Richard Fitzpatrick
  • Mavor Moore
  • Leslie Nielsen
CinematographySavas Kalogeras
Edited byJohn Howe
Music by
  • John Howe
  • Art Phillips
Production
companies
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

A Choice of Two (French: Il faut choisir) is a 1981 Canadian film written by Robert A. Duncan and directed by John Howe. It stars Alexandra Bastedo, Mavor Moore, and Leslie Nielsen.[1]

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). However, in the process a major corporate fraud is uncovered, necessitating an investigation by Revenue Canada to identify the fraudster.[2]

Cast

  • Alexandra Bastedo
  • Mavor Moore
  • Leslie Nielsen
  • Richard Fitzpatrick
  • Ken James
  • Nuala Fitzgerald
  • Budd Knapp
  • Gary Reineke

Reception

Budd Knapp won the ACTRA Award for Best Supporting TV Performance at the 12th ACTRA Awards in 1983.[3]

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Gale. 19 January 2007. p. 167.
  2. ^ "Those Revs always get their book-cooks". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 1982.
  3. ^ Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1983.
  • A Choice of Two at IMDb


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