Angel Square

For the offices, see One Angel Square.

Angel Square
Directed by	Anne Wheeler
Written by	James Defelice Anne Wheeler
Based on	Angel Square by Brian Doyle
Produced by	Arvi Liimatainen
Starring	Jeremy Radick Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Nicola Cavendish Leon Pownall Michel Barrette Ned Beatty
Cinematography	Tobias A. Schliessler
Edited by	Lenka Svab Peter Svab
Music by	George Blondheim
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Distributed by	Disney Channel
Release date	September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Angel Square (also known as The Comic Book Christmas Caper) is a 1990 Canadian film directed by Anne Wheeler and starring Ned Beatty and Nicola Cavendish. The film is based on the novel of the same title by Brian Doyle.

Premise

In 1945, a boy investigates after his friend's father has his sense of security violated when he is brutally beaten by a unknown attacker while working.

Cast

• Jeremy Radick as Tommy
• Julie Bond as Mother
• Jay Brazeau as Mr. Rosenberg
• Nicola Cavendish as Aunt Dottie
• Brian Dooley as Bert
• Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as Coco Laframboise
• Leon Pownall as Blue Cheeks
• Vlasta Vrána as Logg
• Paul Whitney as Mr. Ritchie
• Michel Barrette as Voice
• Ned Beatty as Officer Ozzie O'Driscoll

Awards

In 1991 it won 3 Genie Awards:

• George Blondheim & Anne Wheeler for Best Original Song
• Garrell Clark & Paul A. Sharpe for Best Overall Sound
• Alison Grace, Gael MacLean, Anne Bakker, Debra Rurak, & Cal Shumiatcher for Best Adapted Screenplay

External links

• Angel Square at IMDb
• Angel Square at AllMovie
• NFB collections page