Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Phillip Borsos

Writing Credits

Ted Allan
(written by)
Ted Allan
(novel)

Cast

Donald Sutherland
Dr. Norman Bethune
Helen Mirren
Frances Penny Bethune
Helen Shaver
Mrs. Dowd
Colm Feore
Chester Rice
James Pax
Mr. Tung
Da Guo
Dr. Chian
Linian Liu
Dr. Fong
Anouk Aimée
Marie-France Coudaire
Ronald Pickup
Alan Coleman
Geoffrey Chater
Dr. Archibald
Zong-yao Tan
General Nieh
Ke-Yaw Zhang
Chairman Mao
Iñaki Aierra
Dr. Salvador
Li Hai Lang
Shiao
Yvan Ponton
Frank Coudaire
Sophie Faucher
Nurse MacKenzie
Danute Kristo
Ingrid Halstrom
Beatrice Home
Mary
Nicholas Kilbertus
George Pilling
Linda O'Dwyer
Nursing Sister
Frank Fontaine
Dr. Williamson
Régent Gauvin
Cobbler
Lorne Brass
Photographer
David Francis
Pilling Associate
Michael Sinelnikoff
Conference Doctor
Norris Domingue
Business Man
Timothy Webber
Reporter
Xang Xing Junh
Cook Wu
Wang Chun Yen
Prisoner's Wife
Liu Yun Chai
Prisoner
Sang Dexin
Bellhop
Huo Jin Yu
Nationalist Officer
Wang Xing Jun
Liu - 8th Route Army Soldier
Chen Da Wei
Wang - 8th Route Army Soldier
Ethel Gerstein
Gaggle Lady
Peggy Goldberg
Gaggle Lady
Rebecca Hogan
Gaggle Lady
Jack McGuigan
Gaggle Man
Joëlle Morin
Sick Girl
Miguel Ángel Tobías
Soldado #2
Leona Toppel
Gaggle Lady
Ralph Santostefano
Patient

Produced by

Julie Allan
associate producer
Nicolas Clermont
producer
Jacques Dorfmann
co-producer
Pieter Kroonenburg
producer
Xingang Wang
co-producer (as Wang Xingang)

Music by

Alan Reeves
(music composed by)

Cinematography by

Raoul Coutard
(photographed by)
Mike Molloy
(photographed by)

Editing by

Angelo Corrao
Yves Langlois

Production Design by

Enrique Alarcón
(as Enrique Alarcon)
Ronald Fauteux
Michel Proulx
Huixing Ren

Art Direction by

Michel Proulx

Costume Design by

Olga Dimitrov

Makeup Department

Ann Brodie
makeup artist
Jamie Brown
makeup artist
Kathryn Casault
makeup artist
Francisca Guillot
head hair stylist: Spain (as Paquita Guillot)
Mercedes Guillot
makeup assistant: Spain
Gaétan Noiseux
hair stylist
Johanne Paiement
hair stylist
Marie-Angèle Protat
makeup artist (as Marie-Angèle Breitner-Protat)
Miguel Sesé
head makeup artist: Spain
Nathalie Trépanier
extras makeup artist
Barney Burman
prosthetic makeup department head (uncredited)
Rob Burman
prosthetic makeup department head (uncredited)

Production Management

Manon Bougie
production manager (as Manon Bougie Boyer)
Jim Burt
production executive: C.B.C.
Richard Châteauvert
assistant unit manager
Alain Coiffier
production manager: Spain
Micheline Garant
production manager
John Gruetzner
unit manager
Peter Measroch
post-production supervisor
Hsing Wei Ping
assistant unit manager
Danièle Rohrbach
production manager (as Danielle Rohrback)
Guy Ross
unit manager
Sean Ryerson
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Pierre Brassard
third assistant director
Alejandro Calvo-Sotelo
first assistant director: Spain
Manuel L. Cañizares
second assistant director: Spain (as Manolo Lopez Canizares)
Ernest Day
second unit director
Pedro Gandol
first assistant director
Francois Gingras
assistant director: extras (as François Gingras)
Tommy Groszman
second assistant director
Maarten Kroonenburg
second assistant director
Charlie Lázaro
third assistant director: Spain
Anne Sirois
third assistant director
C.K. Tang
first assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Jean Aubé
graphic artist
Patrice Bengle
property master
Rejean Brochu
construction supervisor
Antonio Candalija
assistant art department: Spain / assistant set dresser: Spain
Honorio Cruz
set props: Spain
Mary Lynn Deachman
set dresser (as Mary-Lynn Deachman)
Pierre-Yves Dupuis
prop buyer
Raymond Dupuis
assistant art director
Marc Fiquet
prop buyer
Diane Gauthier
set dresser
Ghislaine Grenon
prop buyer (as Ghyslaine Grenon)
Raymond Larose
draftsman
Abe Lee
set dresser
Doreen Libman
assistant art department coordinator
Don Mahon
head carpenter
Ginette Paré
assistant set dresser
Josée Pilon
assistant set dresser
Réal Proulx
assistant art director
Francisco Prósper
construction manager: Spain
Mario Racicot
assistant set props
André Ratelle
prop buyer
Jean-Luc Reiher
art department coordinator
Sasha Sergejewski
third set production assistant
José M. Serrano
set dresser: Spain (as José Serrano)
Tino Torrescusa
property buyer: Spain
Boryana Varbanov
assistant set dresser (as Boryana Vorbanov)

Sound Department

Rob Bertola
sound effects editor
Ralph Chiaravalloti
dialogue editor / foley recordist
Gary Daprato
foley artist
Steve Foster
adr editor
Jim Frank
post audio executive
Véronique Gabillaud
boom operator
Steve Gorman
sound effects editor
Peter Harper
foley recordist
Chris Hutton
sound effects designer (as Christopher Hutton)
Stephen Lawrence
sound effects editor
Patrick Malone
sound effects editor
Frank Morrone
re-recording engineer
James Porteous
re-recording engineer
Bob Predovich
post audio executive
Patrick Rousseau
sound
James Ryckman
sound effects crew
John Sievert
foley artist
Juzhen Sun
sound mixer: China (as Sun Juzhen)
Steve Foster
adr recording mixer (uncredited)
Yuri Gorbachow
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Eric Lambi
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Mike Palozzi
post-production sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Reyes Abades
special effects coordinator: Spain
Bob Carrol
special effects (as Bob Carroll)
John Gant
assistant special effects (as John Peter Gant)
Jacques Godbout
special effects
David Neil Trifunovich
special effects coordinator (as Neil N. Trifunovich)

Visual Effects by

Serge Langlois
opticals supervisor

Stunts

Alain Petit
stunt coordinator: Spain
Gonzalo Hernández
horseman (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Pedro Alonso
electrician: Spain
Jean-Paul Auclair
generator operator
Robert B. Baylis
grip (as Robert Baylis)
Steve Beasse
second assistant cameraman
George Binnersley
focus puller (as Georges Binnersley)
Michel Brault
additional photography
Marc Charlebois
best boy
Daniel Chrétien
gaffer
Ray Coates
generator operator (as Raymond Coates)
José Luis Criado
focus puller: Spain (as Jose Louis Criado)
Pedro del Rey
clapper loader: Spain
Steve Deme
focus puller: second unit / second camera: second unit
Richard Georget
generator operator
Serge Grenier
key grip
Robert Guertin
focus puller
Jean-Paul Houle
generator operator
Tito Karla
second camera: Spain (as Tito Carla)
David Kennedy
best boy
Maarten Kroonenburg
assistant camera
Sylvain Labrecque
grip
Robert Lapierre Jr.
key grip (as Robert Lapierre)
Martine Leclerc
camera trainee
Frédéric Lefebvre
grip
Juan Leiva
second focus puller: Spain
Mike Lloyd
second assistant cameraman
Alan Markfield
still photographer
Prudencio Martínez
gaffer: Spain
Eric Moynier
second assistant cameraman (as a different name)
Bill Nicholson
electrician (as William James Nicholson)
Miguel Palacios
stills photographer: Spain
Miguel Parrondo
clapper loader: Spain
Roger Pratt
additional photography
Rafael Reyes
electrician
Vic Sarin
photography: second unit
Greg Schmitt
key grip: second unit (as Greg Schmidt)
André Shéridan
electrician
Alfonso Sáiz
key grip: Spain (as Alfonso Saez)
Devy Tsou
grip (as Davy Tsou)
Michel Vocoret
gaffer
Jonathan Wenk
still photographer
William Yim
grip

Casting Department

Deirdre Bowen
casting: Toronto
Paco Garcia
casting: Madrid
John Hubbard
casting: London

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Mariane Carter
head wardrobe mistress (as Marianne Carter)
Jacinthe Demers
wardrobe assistant
Beverley Deutsch
wardrobe mistress
Wenyan Gao
wardrobe designer: China (as Gao Wenyan)
Ángel Gordo
assistant wardrobe: Spain
Denise Lemieux
head wardrobe mistress
Ginette Régis
wardrobe assistant
John Stowe
dresser: Mr. Sutherland
Veronica Toledo
wardrobe mistress: Spain

Editorial Department

Julie Allan
editing consultant
Tim Boettcher
assistant editor
Jacques Bournival
editing technician
Mathieu Duncan
supervisor: Touchvision
Gerda Gerke
negative cutter
Georges Jardon
post-production consultant
Janet Lazare
assistant editor
Hildegarde Schaefer
negative cutter (as Hildegard Schaefer)
Jean Szoges
assistant editor
Pierre Thériault
assistant: Touchvision
Daniel A. Valverde
second assistant editor (as Daniel Valverde)
Lisa Weinstein
second assistant editor
Vladymir Zabrinsky
color timer (as Vladimir Zabransky)

Location Management

Catherine Cartier
location scout
Stefan Pleszczynski
location scout
Marie Potvin
location scout
Michèle St-Arnaud
location scout
Sylvie Vincent
location manager

Music Department

David Franco
music coordinator
Carl Zittrer
music editor

Script and Continuity Department

Monique Champagne
script supervisor
France Lachapelle
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Jacques Arcouette
picture vehicles coordinator
Edmond Delorimier
driver
Gilles Emond
driver
Éric Hébert
driver
René Labelle
driver
Richard Le Bon
driver
Michel Léonard
office runner
Réjane Racine
office runner

Additional Crew

Julie Allan
story consultant
Anne Ardouin
production assistant
Jean-Marin Basley
production assistant
Micheline Cadieux
production coordinator
Karko Caruzzi
crew doctor
Christian Chabot
production assistant
David Chang
interpreter
Deborah Day
production coordinator
Charlotte Dix
craft service
Guy Ferland
production assistant
Susanna Ferrari
office coordinator: Beijing (as Suzanna Ferrari)
Ronald Gilbert
accountant
Francis Gorzalka
crew doctor (as Frances Gorzalka)
Nani Guibert
production assistant: Spain
Jean Gérin
production coordinator
Christiane Houle
controller: Filmline
Renée Hébert
coordinator: Filmline
Lorraine Jamison
publicist
Pierre Jasmin
cook
Kerstin Knote
craft service
Marja Kroonenburg
location accountant
Carole Lagacé
accountant
Peter Landecker
assistant to producer
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
assistant to director (as Emily Liu)
Louise Makovsky
assistant accountant (as Louise Makowsky)
Rosina Marchica
stand-in
Benoît Mathieu
production assistant
Marie-Hélène Moquin
craft service
Gary Plaxton
accountant
Danielle Rossignol
office coordinator: Montreal
Nathalie Roy
receptionist
Eugenia Soler
production assistant: Spain
Peter Stratford
stand-in
Kevin Tierney
publicist
Anny Yu
interpreter
Daxing Zhang
assistant production coordinator: China
Shen Zhihua
representative: China Film Corp.

Thanks

Reza Mehran
special thanks (as Dr. Reza Mehran)
Ludwig van Beethoven
special thanks
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