The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood

8.7IMDb Score
Released:1986-01-02
Duration:110 min
Country:Canada
Director:Michael Jones, Andy Jones
Actors:Andy Jones, Greg Malone, Robert Joy, Brian Downey, Maisie Rillie
Production:Faustus Bidgood Production, ONF | NFB, Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Co-operative, NIFCO

Overview:

Faustus is a clerk in St. John's at the Newfoundland Department of Education. He dreams of becoming ruler of Newfoundland and seceding from Canada. In the real world, Faustus' boss Eddie Peddle plans to indoctrinate the citizenry of Newfoundland with a cult-like geometric theory known as Total Education, but Peddle may be foiled by the revelation of a secret from his past career.

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