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Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

Film196125 min8.0/10 on TMDB

Directed by Louis-Georges Carrier

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This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFBRead moreLess

This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB

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This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB

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Cast & crew

Guy ProvostGuy ProvostLouis-Joseph Papineau
Denise Provost
Denise Provost
Henriette Marett Bedard
Jean-Louis ParisJean-Louis ParisElzear Bedard
Jean DuceppeJean DuceppeLouis Bourdages
Pierre Boucher
Pierre Boucher
Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine
Jean LajeunesseJean LajeunesseRobert Rodier
Jean GasconJean GasconLord Aylmer
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Producer
Julian Biggs
Director of Photography
Georges Dufaux