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Jacques Bilodeau | ... |
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Hervé Brousseau |
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Rolland Bédard | ... |
Antoine Plante
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Phonse Lajoie
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Rolland D'Amour | ... |
Ulric Simard
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Paul Desmarteaux | ... |
Père Lacourse
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Camille Ducharme | ... |
L'abbé Armand
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Pierre Dufresne | ... |
Freddy Lacourse
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J. Léo Gagnon | ... |
Père Hamelin
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Lucille Gauthier | ... |
Armande Hamelin
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Jean Lajeunesse | ... |
Le curé Alphonse Roche
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Félix Leclerc | ... |
François Latulippe
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Yvon Leroux | ... |
Ivrogne
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Aimé Major | ... |
Paul Dubé
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Lucie Mitchell | ... |
Bernadette Hamelin
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Henri Poulin |
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Raymond Poulin |
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Georges Toupin |
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Michel Tranchemontagne |
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Nana de Varennes | ... |
Mère Hamelin
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Lucien Watier |
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Directed by
Bernard Devlin |
Written by
Bernard Devlin | ... | (written by) |
Hervé Biron | ... | (based on the novel by: "Nuages sur les brûlés") |
Produced by
Léonard Forest | ... | producer |
Guy Glover | ... | producer |
Victor Jobin | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Georges Dufaux | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Raymond Leboursier | ||
David Mayerovitch |
Sound Department
Ron Alexander | ... | re-recording |
Michel Belaieff | ... | sound |
Norman Bigras | ... | sound |
Bernard Bordeleau | ... | sound editor |
Don Wellington | ... | special sound |
Production Companies
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (presents)
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Plot Summary |
In 1933, at the height of the depression, the Quebec government as a solution to poverty encourages people to settle in the uninhabited region of Abitibi. The people were told that it would provide great farmland and plenty of work but what they find is inhospitable terrain and a densely forested area. The settlers toil to clear and cultivate the land and establish a village. Struggles for leadership occur but it is a priest who becomes their unofficial leader and helps them through the dark times. The pioneers have to contend with harsh winters, forest fires, work accidents, debt and bankruptcy, alcoholism, rivalries between settlers, and lack of food and supplies. Langlois, the grocer, takes advantage of the situation and sells his goods at inflated prices. After three years of suffering, their fortunes are due to change and their hard work finally pays off with the arrival of some much needed people. Written by pr1mal_1 |
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Budget | CAD144,000 (estimated) |
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