A Choice of Two explained

A Choice of Two
Native Name:
Director:	John Howe
Producer:	Malca Gillson John Howe Robert Verrall
Starring:	Alexandra Bastedo Richard Fitzpatrick Mavor Moore Leslie Nielsen
Music:	John Howe Art Phillips
Cinematography:	Savas Kalogeras
Editing:	John Howe
Studio:	National Film Board of Canada Revenue Canada Customs & Excise
Distributor:	National Film Board of Canada
Runtime:	58 minutes
Country:	Canada
Language:	English

A Choice of Two (French: Il faut choisir) is a 1981 Canadian film written by Robert A. Duncan and directed by John Howe. It stars Alexandra Bastedo, Mavor Moore, and Leslie Nielsen.^[1]

Plot

The film stars Moore as a corporate chairman who is preparing to retire, and is choosing his successor; the candidates are a charming rogue (Nielsen) who is having an affair with the chairman's daughter (Bastedo), and a humorless schemer (Gary Reineke). However, in the process a major corporate fraud is uncovered, necessitating an investigation by Revenue Canada to identify the fraudster.^[2]

Cast

• Alexandra Bastedo
• Mavor Moore
• Leslie Nielsen
• Richard Fitzpatrick
• Ken James
• Nuala Fitzgerald
• Budd Knapp
• Gary Reineke

Reception

Budd Knapp won the ACTRA Award for Best Supporting TV Performance at the 12th ACTRA Awards in 1983.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. registration. 19 January 2007. Gale. 167.
2. "Those Revs always get their book-cooks". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 1982.
3. Rick Groen, "Air Farce, Billy Bishop big ACTRA winners". The Globe and Mail, April 18, 1983.