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The Englishman's Boy
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| Author | Guy Vanderhaeghe |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
| Publication date | 14 September 1996 |
| Publication place | Canada |
| Media type | Hardcover and Paperback |
| Pages | 333 |
| ISBN | 0-7710-8693-8 |
| OCLC | 35941592 |
The Englishman's Boy is a novel by Guy Vanderhaeghe, published in 1996 by McClelland and Stewart, which won the Governor General's Award for English-language fiction in 1996 and was nominated for the Giller Prize. It deals with the events of the Cypress Hills Massacre (1873) as told 50 years later to a young screenwriter in Hollywood by the last living survivor.
Television adaptation
On 2 March 2008, The Englishman's Boy premiered as a miniseries on CBC with a budget of $11.7 million.[1] The series won six Gemini Awards: Best Dramatic Mini-Series; John N. Smith as director; Nicholas Campbell as leading actor; Katharine Isabelle as supporting actress; Carmen Kotyk, for casting; and Beverley Wowchuk for costumes.[2][3]
In November 2017 the miniseries was released on the Canada Media Fund Encore+ YouTube channel.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ Richard Wood. "Mini-series recreates massacre", The Beaver, February/March 2007, Vol. 87, issue 1, p. 11
- ↑ "Winners of the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards Announced at Glittering Broadcast Gala" (PDF). geminiawards.ca. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gemini Industry Awards Conclude With Drama, Variety and Comedy Winners" (PDF). geminiawards.ca. 13 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
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