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Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story

IMDb 5.2 2006 • 90 min • Drama

Director

N/A

Country

CA

Plot Summary

In 1930s Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, a small town pastor, sees the poverty and injustice around him which seem beyond his power to address from the pulpit. Douglas enters politics with the socialist Canadian Commonwealth Federation where his idealism runs into powerful opposition from the wealthy and the powerful. Despite the long odds, Douglas' new calling would soon make him a leader who transformed Canada.

Top Cast

Michael Therriault
Michael Therriault Tommy Douglas
Kristin Booth
Kristin Booth Irma Douglas
Nicholas Campbell
Nicholas Campbell EJ Young
Brent Carver
Brent Carver Secretary Balsam
Aidan Devine
Aidan Devine MJ Coldwell