The Devil's Share

The Devil's Share

2018•1h 42m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National Film Board of Canada archives, director Luc Bourdon reinterprets the historical record, offering us a new and distinctive perspective on the Quiet Revolution.

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Production

ONF | NFB

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Robert Charlebois

Robert Charlebois

Self (archive footage)

Mouffe

Mouffe

Self (archive footage)

Michel Tremblay

Michel Tremblay

Self (archive footage)

Pauline Julien

Pauline Julien

Self (archive footage)

Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Self (archive footage)

René Lévesque

René Lévesque

Self (archive footage)

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters

Self (archive footage)

Micheline Lanctôt

Micheline Lanctôt

Self (archive footage)

René Simard

René Simard

Self (archive footage)

Jean Carignan

Jean Carignan

Self (archive footage)

Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur

Self (archive footage)

Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien

Self (archive footage)

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Self (archive footage)

Guy Thauvette

Guy Thauvette

Self (archive footage)

Robert Rivard

Robert Rivard

Self (archive footage)

Armand Vaillancourt

Self (archive footage)

Greg Louganis

Greg Louganis

Self (archive footage)

Jean Paul Lemieux

Self (archive footage)

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