Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making
Synopsis
This three-hour prequel to the 2002 miniseries, "Trudeau", chronicles the coming of age of Canada's 15th Prime Minister and the forces that shaped his brilliant mind and fierce political will. Fatherless at 14, a thorn in the side of his Jesuit professors, the young Pierre Elliott Trudeau chafed under the suffocating pressures of the very conservative Quebec of the '30s and '40s. Iconoclast, gadfly, a restless traveler and ladies' man, he helped plant the seeds for Quebec's Quiet Revolution by challenging all of its sacred cowsâincluding the Catholic Church and the autocratic premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis.
Where to watch
Not currently available to stream in United States.
Top cast
Tobie Pelletier
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1938â1944)
Karl Pruner
Frank Scott
Marcel Sabourin
Maurice Duplessis
Patrick Labbé
Jean Marchand
Denis Bernard
Charlie Trudeau
Eric Peterson
Tommy Douglas
Diana Leblanc
Grace Elliott Trudeau
Marie-Christine Labelle
Anne HĂ©bert
Gary Levert
Gerrard Pelletier
Stéphane Demers
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1949â1968)