And Then You Die is a Canadian crime drama television film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and broadcast by CBC Television in 1987.Mike Boone, "And Then You Die well worth the wait". Montreal Gazette, November 6, 1987. The film stars Kenneth Welsh as Eddie Griffin, an Irish Canadian drug dealer in Montreal, Quebec whose criminal network network is facing upheaval after the murder of the city's main Mafia boss.Tony Atherton, "A gripping portrait of the criminal world in Canada". Ottawa Citizen, November 7, 1987.
The cast also includes R. H. Thomson as James McGrath, the police detective investigating the city's organized crime networks and trying to bring Griffin and his colleagues to justice, and Wayne Robson as Wally Degan, Griffin's right-hand man,John Haslett Cuff, "To live and die in Montreal". The Globe and Mail, November 7, 1987. as well as Graeme Campbell, Dennis O'Connor, Tom McCamus, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Maggie Huculak, Donald Davis, Tom Harvey and Alpha Boucher in supporting roles.
The film was shot in fall 1986 in Montreal.Mike Boone, "Montreal's answer to The Godfather; Made-for-TV film may turn out to be first great Canadian gangster movie". Montreal Gazette, October 20, 1986. It was originally planned for broadcast in spring 1987, but was delayed to the fall by post-production issues.
It was screened in the Perspectives Canada program at the 1987 Festival of Festivals,Ron Base, "Hot young film makers vie for $25,000 festival prize". Toronto Star, July 23, 1987. prior to its television broadcast on November 8, 1987.
Awards
+AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNomineesResultRef.Gemini Awards1988 Best Television Movie or Miniseries Bernard Zukerman, Brian McKenna "Race is on for TV's '88 Gemini awards". Vancouver Sun, October 13, 1988. Best Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries R. H. Thomson Kenneth Welsh "All the 1988 Gemini winners". Vancouver Sun, December 1, 1988. Best Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Wayne Robson Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Francis Mankiewicz Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Alun Hibbert, Wayne Grigsby Best Sound in a Dramatic Program or Series Gerry King, Austin Grimaldi, Dino Pigat, Kevin Townsend
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