One Man (film)

One Man is a Canadian drama film, released in 1977. Directed by Robin Spry, the film stars Len Cariou as Jason Brady, a television journalist in Montreal who is investigating a chemical leak from a local factory which has poisoned a number of children.

The film, made on a budget of $615,283 ., had relatively limited theatrical distribution, screening only in Toronto and Ottawa before airing on CBC Television in 1979. It also had a brief theatrical run in New York City, following Cariou's Tony Award-winning performance in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Awards

 * ACTRA Awards, Montreal: Film of the Year, 1978
 * Film Festival Antwerpen, Antwerp: Second Best Film of the Festival, 1978
 * Film Festival Antwerpen, Antwerp: Honorable Mention by the Press Jury, 1978
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Original Screenplay - Robin Spry, Peter Pearson & Peter Madden, 1977
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Actor - Len Cariou, 1977
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Supporting Actor - Jean Lapointe, 1977
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress - Carole Lazare, 1977
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Overall Sound - Claude Hazanavicius, 1977
 * 28th Canadian Film Awards: Best Sound Editing - Les Halman and Ken Page, 1977

It was also nominated, but did not win, for Best Picture, Best Director (Spry), Best Actress (Eastwood) and Best Cinematography (Douglas Kiefer).