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Alien Thunder 
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 DuceppeMusic by Georges Delerue Cinematography Claude Fournier Editing by Yves Langlois Distributed by Troma Entertainment Release date(s) 1974 Running time 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.
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Synopsis
The story, based on the true story, follows a Canadian Mountie who wants to give an Indian a fair trial for the murder of a fellow officer before he winds up being executed.
Cast
- 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
Its filming locations were in Saskatchewan's Battleford, Duck Lake, and Saskatoon.
References
External links
- Alien Thunder at the Internet Movie Database
- Alien Thunder is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Categories:- 1974 films
- Canadian films
- English-language films
- Western film stubs
- Canadian drama films
- Western films
- 1970s Western films
- Independent films
- Troma Entertainment films
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police in fiction
- Films set in the Canadian Prairies
- Films based on actual events
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