Reluctant Hero: The Donald Marshall Story

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Reluctant Hero: The Donald Marshall Story

Factual

He spent eleven years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, but the pain lasted Donald Marshall Junior a lifetime. This Mi'kmaq from Cape Breton struggled to survive outside. Reluctant Hero: The Donald Marshall Story, was produced for CBC Television’s biography series Life & Times. It examined Marshall's life before and after he was wrongfully convicted. His landmark Supreme Court case in the early 1980's changed the course of Canadian law.
Length: 60 minutes
Format: SD
Produced: 2002

Awards

Gemini Awards
Nominee (2002)
Best Biography Documentary Program
Nominee (2002)
Best Videography in a Documentary Program

Broadcasters

CBC Television