Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Directed by Phillip Borsos
Written by Ted Allan
Starring Donald Sutherland
Helen Mirren
Cinematography Mike Molloy
Raoul Coutard
Edited by Yves Langlois
Angelo Corrao
Production
company
Filmline International
Distributed by Columbia TriStar Films
Release date
 September 17, 1990
Running time
 168 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Bethune: The Making of a Hero is a 1990 Canadian film directed by Phillip Borsos about the life and death of Dr. Norman Bethune, from Gravenhurst, Ontario. It stars Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren, Helen Shaver and Colm Feore.[1] It was nominated for numerous awards in 1991 and 1993.[2]

A rare Canadian epic, Bethune: The Making of a Hero is more famous for its arduous production in China (it was the first Canada-China co-production, and one of the first large-scale Western productions in that country) and the bickering between the star and the writer than for anything else. Right from the start Donald Sutherland and Ted Allan clashed over the interpretation of Bethune's legacy. Sutherland (who somewhat resembles Bethune) passionately believed that despite his drinking and womanizing, Bethune became a saintly hero in China, whereas Allan (who had served with Bethune in Spain) equally passionately believed he might have been a hero but remained a deeply flawed man until the end. Director Phillip Borsos was caught in the middle of these conflicting visions and it shows.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Bethune: The Making of a Hero". 17 September 1993 – via IMDb.
  3. ↑ Wise, Wyndham (1989). "The Bethune Myth: Man and Movie". Cinema Canada (September): 11–16.


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