A Choice of Two

A Choice of Two
French	Il faut choisir
Directed by	John Howe
Written by	Robert A. Duncan
Produced by	Malca Gillson John Howe Robert Verrall
Starring	Alexandra Bastedo Richard Fitzpatrick Mavor Moore Leslie Nielsen
Cinematography	Savas Kalogeras
Edited by	John Howe
Music by	John Howe Art Phillips
Production companies	National Film Board of Canada Revenue Canada Customs & Excise
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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.

External links

• A Choice of Two at IMDb