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Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God (1961)
Directed by Louis-Georges Carrier
Overview
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
Length 25 minutes
Actors
Guy Provost | Denise Provost | Jean-Louis Paris | Yvon Dufour | Jean Duceppe | Pierre Boucher | Jean Lajeunesse | Jean Gascon | Mia Riddez-Morisset | Louis Tuverne