Tramp at the Door
| Tramp at the Door | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | "Tramp at the Door" by Gabrielle Roy |
| Written by | Allan Kroeker |
| Directed by | Allan Kroeker |
| Starring | Ed McNamara August Schellenberg Monique Mercure Eric Peterson |
| Theme music composer | Randolph Peters |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original languages | English French Russian |
| Production | |
| Producer | Stan Thomas |
| Cinematography | Ron Orieux |
| Editor | Lara Mazur |
| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Production company | CanWest Global |
| Original release | |
| Network | CKND-TV |
| Release | September 14, 1985 |
Tramp at the Door is a Canadian television film, directed by Allan Kroeker and broadcast in 1985. Adapted from the Gabrielle Roy short story "Tramp at the Door" ("Un vagabond frappe à notre porte"), the film stars Ed McNamara as Gustave, a Russian vagrant who arrives at the farm of Franco-Manitoban couple Albert (August Schellenberg) and Madeleine (Monique Mercure) Fournier pretending to be a long-lost relative from Quebec.
The cast also included Joanna Schellenberg, Eric Peterson, Jean-Louis Hébert, Melissa Dixon, Ian Wilson, James Martin, Stan Thomas, Len Klady, Kelly Sisson and Dennis Young.
The film was produced by Winnipeg independent television station CKND under its program of funding Manitoba film productions.