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The Twentieth Century

Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.

Director

Matthew Rankin

Year

Genre

biography, comedy, drama

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N/A

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N/A

Awards

14 wins & 29 nominations

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Mackenzie King

Nurse Lapointe

Sarianne Cormier

Ruby Eliott

Catherine St-Laurent

Bert Harper

Mikhaïl Ahooja

Arthur Meighen

Lord Muto

Mother

Dr. Milton Wakefield

Mr. Justice Richardson

Trevor Anderson

Lady Violet

Emmanuel Schwartz

Father

Little Charlotte

Satine Scarlett Montaz

Angel of Britain

Charlotte Legault

A.A. Heaps

Smoking Street Child

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Annie St-Pierre

Wretch Orphan

Élia St-Pierre

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Dr. Milton Wakefield Mackenzie King Nurse Lapointe Arthur Meighen Mr. Justice Richardson Ruby Eliott Lord Muto Smoking Street Child Lady Violet

(grandiose classical music) - The Twentieth Century

(grandiose classical music)

(dramatic chorus) - The Twentieth Century

(dramatic chorus)

(bell tolls once) - The Twentieth Century

(bell tolls once)

- (King): Happy birthday,
sweetheart. - The Twentieth Century

- (King): Happy birthday, sweetheart.

(child coughing) - The Twentieth Century

(child coughing)

I had them mass produced.
(children crying and coughing) - The Twentieth Century

I had them mass produced. (children crying and coughing)...

- Here. Why don't I pin it
right next to your heart. - The Twentieth Century

- Here. Why don't I pin it right next to your heart....

- Would you tell me about
all the sweet, cheerful things - The Twentieth Century

- Would you tell me about all the sweet, cheerful things...

- Well, first,
we'd stroke the pelicans - The Twentieth Century

- Well, first, we'd stroke the pelicans

- You'll stroke the men pelicans
and I'll stroke-- - The Twentieth Century

- You'll stroke the men pelicans and I'll stroke--...

- Exactly.
(Charlotte coughing) - The Twentieth Century

- Exactly. (Charlotte coughing)

- Dr. Wakefield says
I'm going to die in agony - The Twentieth Century

- Dr. Wakefield says I'm going to die in agony

(children crying and coughing)
- That's a bit extreme, - The Twentieth Century

(children crying and coughing) - That's a bit extreme,...

- Sure as a winter's day
in springtime, - The Twentieth Century

- Sure as a winter's day in springtime,

I'm going to...
(harp music playing) - The Twentieth Century

I'm going to... (harp music playing)

- Isn't it such a gladness?
It's called music. - The Twentieth Century

- Isn't it such a gladness? It's called music....

Just when I'd given up all hope - The Twentieth Century

Just when I'd given up all hope

(Charlotte coughing) - The Twentieth Century

(Charlotte coughing)

I can't breathe.
(Charlotte coughing) - The Twentieth Century

I can't breathe. (Charlotte coughing)

- Good night, children. - The Twentieth Century

- Good night, children.

- Citizen.
- I just wanted to express - The Twentieth Century

- Citizen. - I just wanted to express

- Never once in your life?
- No, no, but I've read - The Twentieth Century

- Never once in your life? - No, no, but I've read...

- But what about the birds?
Have you no songbirds - The Twentieth Century

- But what about the birds? Have you no songbirds

- Your story makes me
sad, citizen. - The Twentieth Century

- Your story makes me sad, citizen.

(wind blowing) - The Twentieth Century

My friends like
to call me Rex. - The Twentieth Century

My friends like to call me Rex.

- Happy to greet you, Mr. King.
My name is Elliott, - The Twentieth Century

- Happy to greet you, Mr. King. My name is Elliott,

Ruby Elliott Ms Elliott - The Twentieth Century

Ruby Elliott Ms Elliott

Good night to you, Mr. King.
- If I win the candidacy, - The Twentieth Century

Good night to you, Mr. King. - If I win the candidacy,...

(clanking) - The Twentieth Century

- Good night.
- But, Ms. Elliott, - The Twentieth Century

- Good night. - But, Ms. Elliott,

This is where I live.
- But these are the gates - The Twentieth Century

This is where I live. - But these are the gates

(dramatic music)
- Your Excellency... - The Twentieth Century

(dramatic music) - Your Excellency...

- We're all subjects
of the same queen, - The Twentieth Century

- We're all subjects of the same queen,

- Ms. Cramp, I believe
I have politely requested - The Twentieth Century

- Ms. Cramp, I believe I have politely requested

(breathing deeply)
(unsettling music) - The Twentieth Century

(breathing deeply) (unsettling music)

(bells jingling) - The Twentieth Century

(bells jingling)

I'll have them giftwrapped.
(cash register ringing) - The Twentieth Century

I'll have them giftwrapped. (cash register ringing)...

(bird squawking and burping) - The Twentieth Century

(bird squawking and burping)

- Well, now I paid
for the advert - The Twentieth Century

- Well, now I paid for the advert

You can afford to buy
gifts for your mother, - The Twentieth Century

You can afford to buy gifts for your mother,

- Oh? Last time
you got lonely, Father, - The Twentieth Century

- Oh? Last time you got lonely, Father,

- I told you that won't
happen again. I have - The Twentieth Century

- I told you that won't happen again. I have

(sighing)
- I know and I'm grateful. - The Twentieth Century

(sighing) - I know and I'm grateful.

But those gilded banners
you wanted cost a fortune, - The Twentieth Century

But those gilded banners you wanted cost a fortune,

- Father, as soon
as my candidacy is confirmed, - The Twentieth Century

- Father, as soon as my candidacy is confirmed,

The Senate, the Supreme Court,
president of the Dominion Bank? - The Twentieth Century

The Senate, the Supreme Court, president of the Dominion Ban...

- Canadian ambassador
in the Bahamas. - The Twentieth Century

- Canadian ambassador in the Bahamas.

You know how I love sunbathing.
(chuckling) - The Twentieth Century

You know how I love sunbathing. (chuckling)

- Nurse Lapointe?
- She's quite committed. - The Twentieth Century

- Nurse Lapointe? - She's quite committed.

She even taught Giggles
how to say - The Twentieth Century

She even taught Giggles how to say

- Then keep scrubbing. - The Twentieth Century

- Then keep scrubbing.

- Willy, ah! My prince! - The Twentieth Century

- Willy, ah! My prince!

- Hello, Nurse Lapointe.
- Bonjour, Monsieur King. - The Twentieth Century

- Hello, Nurse Lapointe. - Bonjour, Monsieur King.

- Mother, I've brought you
some new underthings: - The Twentieth Century

- Mother, I've brought you some new underthings:

I can't wait - The Twentieth Century

Come. Give your mother a kiss. - The Twentieth Century

Come. Give your mother a kiss.

- Mother darling, your hands.
You're chilled and nervous. - The Twentieth Century

- Mother darling, your hands. You're chilled and nervou...

- Oh, I'm sorry, Monsieur King, - The Twentieth Century

- Oh, I'm sorry, Monsieur King,

- I beg your pardon!
- Your husband, Mme King. - The Twentieth Century

- I beg your pardon! - Your husband, Mme King.

- How dare she speak
of that gormless worm - The Twentieth Century

- How dare she speak of that gormless worm

There is a reason we must
keep her door locked, - The Twentieth Century

There is a reason we must keep her door locked,

- Fetch a fresh jug from
the icebox and, Nurse Lapointe, - The Twentieth Century

- Fetch a fresh jug from the icebox and, Nurse Lapointe,...

I can show you the way.
If I could help you train, - The Twentieth Century

I can show you the way. If I could help you train,

- Mother, listen to me.
I have wonderful news. - The Twentieth Century

- Mother, listen to me. I have wonderful news.

- The girl with
the garland-wreath braids? - The Twentieth Century

- The girl with the garland-wreath braids?

- Oh, Mother, she's every bit
as beautiful - The Twentieth Century

- Oh, Mother, she's every bit as beautiful

- It's miraculous.
Her father is Lord Muto, - The Twentieth Century

- It's miraculous. Her father is Lord Muto,

- Last night as I slept,
for the first time - The Twentieth Century

- Last night as I slept, for the first time

(glorious music) - The Twentieth Century

(glorious music)

It's uncanny.
- Never has the dream - The Twentieth Century

It's uncanny. - Never has the dream

She held you tightly
in her arms. - The Twentieth Century

She held you tightly in her arms.

Just as I do when you feed - The Twentieth Century

Just as I do when you feed

My dear son, the angel - The Twentieth Century

My dear son, the angel

You shall govern
this dominion! - The Twentieth Century

You shall govern this dominion!

(door closing) - The Twentieth Century

- Clean it up this instant
and then get out of my sight! - The Twentieth Century

- Clean it up this instant and then get out of my sight!...

You're fired.
(sad music) - The Twentieth Century

You're fired. (sad music)

- Please, distant star.
Please, oh, please, - The Twentieth Century

- Please, distant star. Please, oh, please,

He has such as big heart - The Twentieth Century

He has such as big heart

Please, North star, - The Twentieth Century

Please, North star,

(laughing) - The Twentieth Century

- You made the papers, Rex.
- "All new members - The Twentieth Century

- You made the papers, Rex. - "All new members

King." - The Twentieth Century

I've got a member, serves you
all the cream you can swallow. - The Twentieth Century

I've got a member, serves you all the cream you can swa...

(laughing)
- You can stuff the field - The Twentieth Century

(laughing) - You can stuff the field

- Oooh...
- Give up now, Grandma, - The Twentieth Century

- Oooh... - Give up now, Grandma,

How about that?
(men laughing) - The Twentieth Century

How about that? (men laughing)

- And what about your upstanding
Canadian manhood? - The Twentieth Century

- And what about your upstanding Canadian manhood?

- Ever the consummate vulgarian. - The Twentieth Century

- Ever the consummate vulgarian.

The Twentieth Century poster

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Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Matthew Rankin

Writer: Matthew Rankin

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, comedy, drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 77/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 Nov 2020

Awards: 14 wins & 29 nominations

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