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{{Infobox_Film |
name = Duplessis |
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caption = ''Duplessis'' DVD poster|
writer = [[Denys Arcand]] |
starring = [[Jean Lapointe]],<br>[[Gabriel Arcand]] |
director = [[Mark Blandford]] |
distributor = [[Société Radio-Canada]] |
released = 1977 |
runtime = 420 minutes (7 episodes) |
language = French |
budget = |
imdb_id = 0211149 |
}}
'''''Duplessis''''' was a historical television series in [[Quebec]] 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 is famous for having been written (but not directed) by [[Academy Awards|Oscar-winning]] film director [[Denys Arcand]], and because 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.
==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
* [[Jacques Tourangeau]] - [[Oscar Drouin]]
* [[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
== See also ==
*[[List of Quebec television series]]
*[[Television of Quebec]]
*[[Culture of Quebec]]
*[[Politics of Quebec]]
*[[History of Quebec]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211149/ Duplessis on IMDB]
[[Category:Quebec television series]]
[[Category:Canadian drama television series]]
[[Category:SRC network shows]]
[[fr:Duplessis (feuilleton télévisé)]]