Jack (2013)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 10, 2013Release Date
Plot.
NDP Leader Jack Layton was fluently bilingual, glib, sometimes flashy, full of energy and always media-friendly. He loved to entertain and uplift his co-workers with a strum on his guitar and spirit in his voice (which wasn't particularly good but he sang with gusto). Growing up in a political family, Layton was a left-wing Toronto city councillor for 17 years and spent a year as head of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. He became leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 2003... The NDP became the Official Opposition for the first time in history. Going into the 2011 federal election... Written by (STAFF)
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Cast & Crew.
Rick Roberts
Jack Layton
Sook-Yin Lee
Olivia Chow
Sook-Yin Lee
Olivia Chow
Zachary Bennett
Brad Lavigne
Joel S. Keller
Karl Bélanger
Wendy Crewson
Anne McGrath
Andrew Wreggitt
Story / Teleplay
Judah Katz
Brian Topp
Details.
Release DateMarch 10, 2013
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Last updated:
Wiki.
Jack is a Canadian television film, which debuted on CBC Television on March 10, 2013. A biopic of the late Jack Layton, the film stars Rick Roberts as Layton and Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow. The film was originally announced in 2012 as Smilin' Jack: The Jack Layton Story.
The film was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt. The Parachute Club's 1983 hit single "Rise Up" is the opening theme music.
Both Roberts and Lee won Canadian Screen Awards for their performances at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Roberts as Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries and Lee as Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries.
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