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Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
196228 min 5 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: Pierre Patry
Production: Bernard DevlinGuy Glover
Script: Lise LavalléePierre Patry
He died prematurely, but he left French Canada a legacy of political freedom. Made in Montréal, in the old Court House where Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine held office as Chief Justice, the film begins on the day of his death, flashing back to tense moments in his life.
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- History - Canada - Pre-1867 > ConfederationPolitics and GovernmentPortraitsQuébec
- Politics and Government - Canada > Confederation and the CentennialPortraits
Credits
- director
- Pierre Patry
- producer
- Bernard Devlin
- executive producer
- Guy Glover
- script
- Lise Lavallée
- Pierre Patry
- photography
- François Séguillon
- Gilles Gascon
- sound
- Joseph Champagne
- editing
- Pierre Patry
- Victor Jobin
- sound editing
- Marguerite Payette
- re-recording
- Ron Alexander
- Roger Lamoureux
- cast
- Paul Alain
- Jacques Auger
- Len Birman
- Jean Coutu
- Eric Donkin
- Jean Gascon
- Paul Guèvremont
- Paul Hébert
- Basil Schapiro
- Lionel Villeneuve