Jack (2013 film)
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.
| Jack | |
|---|---|
CBC release poster | |
| Genre | Drama Biography |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Wreggitt |
| Story by | Shelley Eriksen Andrew Wreggitt |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough |
| Starring | Rick Roberts Sook-Yin Lee |
| Theme music composer | Shawn Pierce |
| Opening theme | "Rise Up" by The Parachute Club |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Laszlo Barna Kyle Irving Lisa Meeches Lesley Oswald Karen Stermsheg Melissa Williamson |
| Cinematography | C. Kim Miles |
| Editor | Mike Lee |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production companies | Pier 21 Films Eagle Vision |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | March 10, 2013 |
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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