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Written by
  
Denys Arcand

Original language(s)
  
French

Running time
  
420 minutes

Director
  
Mark Blandford

Number of seasons
  
1

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Directed by
  
Mark Blandford

No. of episodes
  
7

Initial release
  
1977

First episode date
  
1977

Number of episodes
  
7

Starring
  
Jean Lapointe Gabriel Arcand

Cast
  
Jean Lapointe, Gabriel Arcand

Similar
  
Les Belles Histoires des pays, Cordélia, Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe, Les Ordres, The Plouffe Family

Ren l vesque statue de duplessis 1977


Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec, Canada, that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis, the controversial premier of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. It is one of the most famous mini-series in Quebec television history. The series was written (but not directed) by Oscar-winning film director Denys Arcand, and based in large part on Conrad Black's popular biography. The series contains 7 episodes, each one containing a different historic moment in Duplessis's life and path into power. Duplessis is portrayed by Jean Lapointe. It is distributed by Radio-Canada and is available on DVD.

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Cast

  • Jean Lapointe - Maurice Duplessis
  • Gabriel Arcand - Ti-Bi Chamberland
  • Rolland Bédard - Maurice Thinel
  • Roger Blay - Adélard Godbout
  • Yvon Bouchard - Maurice Hamelin
  • Jean Brousseau - Paul Gouin
  • Yvan Canuel - Mgr Georges Cabana
  • René Caron - Onésime Gagnon
  • Raymond Cloutier - Daniel Johnson
  • Gilbert Comptois - J.A. Coté
  • Pierre Curzi - Le reporter
  • Robert Desroches - S. Dufresne
  • Denis Drouin - E. Tétreault
  • Patricia Nolin : Auréa Cloutier
  • Jacques Tourangeau - Oscar Drouin
  • References

    Duplessis Wikipedia