Wedding in White

Wedding in White
Directed by	William Fruet
Written by	William Fruet
Starring	Carol Kane Donald Pleasence Doris Petrie Doug McGrath Paul Bradley
Cinematography	Richard Leiterman
Edited by	Tony Lower Edwin Watkins
Music by	Milan Kymlicka
Production companies	Cinépix Film Properties Dermet
Release date	October 20, 1972 (1972-10-20)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Wedding in White is a 1972 Canadian drama film written and directed by William Fruet, based on his earlier play. The film stars Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie, Doug McGrath, and Paul Bradley.

Synopsis[]

Set during World War II, the film stars Carol Kane as Jeannie Dougall, a teenager who is raped by Billy (Doug McGrath), a friend of her brother Jimmie's (Paul Bradley), while the two men are home on furlough. She subsequently struggles against the harsh and cruel reaction of her parents Jim and Mary (Donald Pleasence and Doris Petrie) when she discovers that the incident has left her pregnant; Jim's proposed solution to the dilemma is to marry Jeannie off to Sandy (Leo Phillips), an old army friend of his who is in his 60s.

The play and film were inspired by a real woman Fruet met in his youth, who had been forced to marry an older man by her parents in the same circumstances.^[1]

Awards[]

Wedding in White and Réjeanne Padovani were the only two Canadian films screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1972.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Wedding in White at IMDb

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