The Summit (2008 miniseries)

The Summit is a 2008 Canadian political drama two-part miniseries written by John Krizanc, and directed by Nick Copus.
== Cast ==
* Bruce Greenwood as Richard Adderly
* James Purefoy as Thom Lightstone
* Rachelle Lefevre as Leonie Adderly
* Mía Maestro as Maria Puerto
* Wendy Crewson as Ellie Bruckner
* Mark Thomas as Lawrence Slingsby
* Christopher Plummer as P. J. Aimes
* Nigel Bennett as Ian Greene
* K.C. Collins as Jale
* Peter MacNeill as Michael Merchant
* Lisa Ray as Rebecca Downy
* Stephen McHattie as Tate
* Rob Stewart as Colonel Chadsworth
* Patrick Garrow as US Kentucky Private
* Adam Sinclair as Wilcox
* Noah Huntley as Danny
* Lori Hallier as Ditchburn
* Sugith Varughese as Motel Manager
* Neil Crone as General Stevens
* Denis Akiyama as Japanese Prime Minister
* Matt Gordon as Demchuk
* Raoul Bhaneja as Charlie
* Cyrus Lane as White House Staffer
* Kristina Nicoll as German Chancellor Fredericka
* Christopher Cordell as Gate Commissioner
* Peter Tharos as Journalist
* Tim Campbell as Computer Geek
* Mac Fyfe as Fred
* Tony Craig as Sergeant
* James Purcell as Inspector Brimlow
* Michael A. Miranda as Italian Prime Minister
* LinLyn Lue as Irene Babiak
* Mark Sparks as Armoury Clerk
* Victoria Fodor as Summit Organizer
* J.C. Kenny as Journalist #2
* Peter Spence as Phil
* Joel Rinzler as Journalist #4
* Bruce Gooch as Ohio Police Chief
* Nicu Branzea as Sergi
* Lucky Ejim as President Seko
* Ralph Chapman as Customs Officer
* Philip Shepherd as Dr. Klaus
* Pierre Alcide as French President Pascal
* Randy Triggs as Police Jail Guard
* Kieran Gallant as Black Ops Tech / CIA Man
* Juan Carlos Barahona as Guerilla Fighter
* Peter Feniak as Reporter
* Alfredo Espinosa as Foreman
* Israel Alzamora as Paco
* Renee Montepellier as French Delegate
* Nicholas J. Saunders as British Aide
* Kris Saric as Cop #1
* Beatrice Stucki as Journalist #3
* Krista Bridges as Dr. Zuzanna Vrobova
* Noah Dalton Danby as Jarhead
* Ingrid Hart as Black Ops Tech
* Cameron Nichols as Boy on Bus
* David A. Witta as Sniper
* Johnny Williams as Kentucky State Trooper
* Aprile Riddle as Rioter / Media
* Dan Riddle as Police Team Member
* Eddy Veilleux as Airplane Mechanic
* Rachael Crawford as Robin Levy
* Scroobius Pip as Scroobius Pip
* Nick Copus as The Editor
* Melissa Anne Smith as Protester
* Michael McNaughton as Agent Emerson
* Rod St. Denis as Security Guard
* Andrew Knapp as Secret Service
* Dan Le Sac as Dan Le Sac
== Production ==
=== Filming ===
Filming lasted seven weeks and occurred in London, Ecuador, Jamaica, and Northern Ontario.Shaftesbury wraps ‘grueling’ Summit - Marise Strauss - 18 February 2008 - Playback - Retrieved 8 October 2024 Ontario filming locations included Toronto, Hamilton, Parry Sound, Huntsville, and Sudbury,Tune in for the issues, stay for the action - Andrew Ryan - 16 July 2009 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 8 October 2024 as well as Muskoka.Movie filmed in Sudbury airing on CBC - 16 July 2009 - Sudbury.com - Retrieved 9 October 2024
=== Release ===
Part One achieved 415,000 viewers on its initial airing.Summit Fails to Give CBC Much of a Bump - Bill Brioux - 23 July 2009 - Brioux.tv - Retrieved 8 October 2024
==Reception==
=== Awards ===
The series won the Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Miniseries in 2010.Sitcom 'Less Than Kind' nets three Geminis - Victoria Ahearn - 13 November 2010 - The Globe and Mail - Retrieved 8 October 2024
=== Contemporary ===
=== Retrospective ===
Stuart Heritage, writing for The Guardian in 2020, labelled the film "forgotten".Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? - Stuart Heritage - 31 October 2020 - The Guardian - Retrieved 8 October 2024
== Links ==
* The Summit on Wikipedia
* The Summit on IMDB
==References==
Category:Fiction
Category:Real TV miniseries
Category:Real Canadian TV miniseries
Category:Real TV shows that started in 2008
Category:Real TV shows that ended in 2008