The Plouffe Family (1981)
Overview
The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.518 |
Directed By
Gilles Carle
Crew
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Stéphane Venne
Roger Lemelin
Claude Denjean
Justine Héroux
François Protat
Denis Héroux
TOP CAST
Gabriel Arcand
Ovide Plouffe
Pierre Curzi
Napoléon Plouffe
Juliette Huot
Joséphine, la mère Plouffe
Émile Genest
Théophile, le père Plouffe
Serge Dupire
Guillaume Plouffe
Rémi Laurent
Denis Boucher
Anne Létourneau
Rita Toulouse
Denise Filiatrault
Cécile
Paul Berval
Onésime Ménard
Louise Laparé
Jeanne Duplessis
Gérard Poirier
Curé Folbêche
Stéphane Audran
Mme Boucher
Daniel Ceccaldi
Père Alphonse
Paul Dumont
Tom Brown
Kate Trotter
Suzan Connely
Donald Pilon
Stan Labrie
Gilbert Comtois
Eustache Lafrance
J. Léo Gagnon
Rosario le bedeau
Amulette Garneau
Ramona
Marc Gélinas
Jos Bonefon
Gilles Renaud
Phil Talbot
Georges Delisle
Père Lelièvre
Jean Ricard
Cardinal Villeneuve
Paule Verschelden
Bérangère Thibodeau
Jean-Pierre Cartier
Aumonier Syndical
Jean-Guy Deschamps
Charles Métivier
René-Daniel Dubois
Receveur de Guillaume
Claude Grisé
Docteur du Sanatorium
Sylvie Lachance
Amie de Rita
Denis Lavergne
François Thibodeau
Steven Mendell
Police Monté
Malcolm Nelthorpe
Sergent O'Neil
Gilles Rochette
Sergent Sénécal
Ghyslain Tremblay
Frère Léopold
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