A Choice of Two

A Choice of Two
FrenchIl faut choisir
Directed byJohn Howe
Written byRobert A. Duncan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySavas Kalogeras
Edited byJohn Howe
Music by
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

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.


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