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Karl Pruner is a Actor Canadien
Karl Pruner is a Canadian actor whose most notable work is in portraying Canadian Prime Minister John Turner in the 2002 mini-series Trudeau. He did not play Turner in the sequel Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making but did portray poet Frank Scott. Amongst his other work, he did voice acting as Beta Ray Bill in the short-lived animated series Silver Surfer. In 2003 he appeared in Burn: The Robert Wraight Story. In 1999 Pruner played detective Ian Farve, a leading role in the television series Total Recall: 2070.
In 2005, Pruner was elected president of the Toronto chapter of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.
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In 2005, Pruner was elected president of the Toronto chapter of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.
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Die (2010)
, 1h30Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry
Actors Emily Hampshire, Elias Koteas, John Pyper-Ferguson, Caterina Murino, Katie Boland, Patricia McKenzie
Roles Zach Emmett
Rating49%
Six inconnus se réveillent prisonniers d'étranges cellules vitrées au sous-sol d'un immeuble. Un mystérieux bourreau leur propose alors de laisser le hasard décider de la suite de leur captivité. Que font-ils là ? Survivront-ils ? À eux de lancer les dés pour le découvrir…
The 19th Wife (2010)
, 1h35Directed by Rod Holcomb
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about religion, Films about marriage
Actors Chyler Leigh-West, Matt Czuchry, Patricia Wettig, Jeff Hephner, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Alexia Fast
Roles Sawyer Scott
Rating55%
Amidst a Southern Utah Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints community, BeckyLyn (Wettig) is accused of murdering her polygamist husband. A fellow wife, Queenie (Leigh) is convinced of her friend's innocence and with BeckyLyn's son, Jordan (Czuchry) they work to clear his mother's name.
The Cry of the Owl (2009)
, 1h40Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Paddy Considine, Julia Stiles, Alex Karzis, Karl Pruner, Caroline Dhavernas, James Gilbert
Roles Mr. Jaffe
Rating58%
Robert Forrester is going through a painful divorce from his wife Nickie. He begins spying on Jenny Thierolf, a girl living in the countryside, because to him she represents a state of harmony, a stark contrast to his own personal life. Jenny catches him one night, but instead of being upset, she invites him in and they talk.
Flash of Genius (2008)
, 1h59Directed by Marc Abraham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Actors Greg Kinnear, Aaron Abrams, Lauren Graham, Dermot Mulroney, Alan Alda, Mitch Pileggi
Roles Pete
Rating69%
On his wedding night in 1953, an errant champagne cork renders college engineering professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) almost completely blind in his left eye. A decade later, he is happily married to Phyllis (Lauren Graham) and the father of six children. As he drives his Ford Galaxie through a light rain, the constant movement of the windshield wipers irritates his troubled vision. The incident inspires him to create a wiper blade mechanism modeled on the human eye, which blinks every few seconds rather than continuously.
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
Directed by Mario Azzopardi
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Molly Ringwald, Mark Humphrey, Shannon Sturges, Maxim Roy, Ellen Dubin, Linda Thorson
Roles Judge
Rating48%
Charlotte, avocate malchanceuse, soigne un homme amnésique tombé dans son cabinet. Ils tombent amoureux, mais découvrent qu'il est bigame. Charlotte le défend, croyant en sa rédemption, mais découvre que ses épouses complotent sa chute.
The River King (2005)
, 1h39Directed by Nick Willing
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Edward Burns, Rachelle Lefèvre, Thomas Gibson, Jennifer Ehle, John Kapelos, Sean McCann
Roles Walter Pierce
Rating57%
Un jeune inspecteur de police d'une petite ville doit enquêter sur la noyade d'un éudiant. Le directeur de l'école étouffe le scandale en présentant ceci comme un suicide. L'inspecteur découvre alors que le jeune homme était persécuté par un groupe d'élèves, il songe alors à un bizutage qui aurait mal tourné.
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
, 1h50Directed by Donald Petrie
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films
Actors Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Marcia Gay Harden, Maura Lynn Tierney, June Squibb, Fred Savage
Roles Dyer
Rating52%
Monroe "Eagle" Cole (Gene Hackman) is a former President of the United States who retires to his vacation home in the town of Mooseport, Maine to escape the clutches of ex-wife Charlotte Cole (Christine Baranski). Harold "Handy" Harrison (Ray Romano) is the local plumber of Mooseport, who also owns a hardware store.
The Skulls III (2004)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Clare Kramer, Bryce Johnson, Steve Braun, Barry Bostwick, Karl Pruner, Dean McDermott
Roles Martin Brooks
Rating47%
A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.
The Recruit (2003)
, 1h55Directed by Roger Donaldson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Ron Lea, Kenneth Mitchell
Roles Dennis Slayne
Rating65%
James Clayton (Colin Farrell), a computer programming expert at MIT, is offered an interview by senior Central Intelligence Agency instructor Walter Burke (Al Pacino) for a position with the Agency. After witnessing a demonstration of Clayton's skills, Burke tests Clayton with a puzzle encoded on the sports page of a newspaper. Clayton agrees to be recruited because he wants information about his missing father, whom he suspects was a CIA agent.
The Elizabeth Smart Story (2003)
, 1h29Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about child abuse
Actors Dylan Baker, Lindsay Frost, Amber Marshall, Tom Everett, Hannah Lochner, Tyler Kyte
Rating59%
Fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart is part of a large and loving Mormon family. Her father, Ed hires a handyman, a self-styled prophet named Emmanuel, to help him with a remodeling job. Months later, Emmanuel returns and kidnaps Elizabeth one night at knifepoint. Her sister, Mary Katherine, who is in the bed with her, is too terrified to immediately tell her parents. Once she does a massive police investigation begins. The Smarts are angered when the investigation questions whether any family members are involved in Elizabeth’s disappearance. A massive search effort begins and the story causes a media frenzy. After a false news story that the police suspect a family member, Ed takes and passes a polygraph test. Richard Ricci, who worked for the Smarts until he was fired when jewelry went missing, is arrested for a parole violation and the police think suspect his involvement in Elizabeth's disappearance. Emmanuel subsequently tries to kidnap one of Elizabeth's cousins, but is unsuccessful. The Smarts learn Ricci has had an aneurysm and is now brain dead. After this the Mom gives up hope, the story fades into the background and the police stop looking for Elizabeth. At one point, Mary Katherine realizes that it was Emmanuel who took Elizabeth, but the police do not pursue this lead. Ed appears on the TV show America's Most Wanted and tells host John Walsh in confidence about this new information. When Walsh reveals it on Larry King Live, the Smarts publish a sketch of Emmanuel, who is later identified as Brian David Mitchell. After having taken her to San Diego, Mitchell returns to Salt Lake City with his wife and Elizabeth. When the police accidentally come across the three of them and question them, Elizabeth identifies herself, resulting in Mitchell's arrest and Elizabeth's reunion with her family.
Bugs (2003)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about insects
Actors Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Angie Everhart, Karl Pruner, Romano Orzari, R.H. Thomson, Stephanie Moore
Roles Victor Petronovich
Rating38%
When a civil engineer (Antonio Sabato Jr.) retrieves a mysterious biological sample from a body discovered in a tunnel, an entomologist (Angie Everhart) discovers it is from a scorpion-like creature. Investigating, the two find themselves trapped in the tunnel with ravenous, flesh-eating bugs and must rely on the scientist's knowledge of the insect world in order to escape
Threshold (2003)
, 1h22Directed by Chuck Bowman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Nicholas Lea, Jamie Luner, Steve Bacic, Teryl Rothery, Karl Pruner, Anthony Sherwood
Roles Quidd
Rating41%
The crew of the space shuttle Oklahoma comes back to Earth, one of its crew members having been struck in the arm by a tiny meteor, which evidently contains alien lifeforms. This alien life parasitizes its human hosts to evolve into rapidly proliferating insect-like creatures. The Oklahoma's chief medical officer (Lea) works to stop the spread of the infestation before it reaches the "threshold" population, at which humanity will be effectively unable to contain it and the alien life will take over.
Trudeau (2002)
, 3h28Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Actors Colm Feore, Polly Shannon, Aidan Devine, Patrick McKenna, Don McKellar, Peter Outerbridge
Roles John Turner
Rating72%
Crossed Over (2002)
, 1h30Directed by Bobby Roth
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Diane Keaton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Maury Chaykin, Karl Pruner, Richard Eden
Roles Henry Quinn
Rating54%
Inspiré du livre Crossed Over: A Murder/A Memoir de Beverly Lowry, Destins croisés raconte la véritable histoire de son auteur, qui, après le tragique décès de son jeune fils pendant un délit de fuite, sombre dans une profonde dépression. Lowry et son courageux mari tentent alors de faire face à cette perte dévastatrice. Jusqu'au jour au Beverly Lowry construit une amitié inhabituelle avec une meurtrière condamnée à mort au Texas du nom de Karla Faye Tucker. Cette amitié met alors sous pression son mariage. Cependant, grâce à cette amitié, la mère dévastée arrive à mettre un terme à ses problèmes personnels et redécouvre les joies de la vie et du mariage.
The Crossing (2000)
, 1h29Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Jeff Daniels, Roger Rees, Sebastian Roché, Nigel Bennett, Julian Richings, David Ferry
Roles Sullivan
Rating70%
The film opens with the retreat of the Continental Army across New Jersey during the American Revolutionary War, after repeated losses and defeats during the campaign of 1776.