Duplessis
19781 Season9.0
War & Politics, Drama
- Genre
- War & Politics
- Origin
- CA
About
Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec, Canada, 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 was written by Oscar-winning film director Denys Arcand, and 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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Mark Blandford
- Writing
- Denys Arcand
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- Feb 8, 1978
- Network
- ICI Radio-Canada Télé
- Studio
- Société Radio-Canada
Time to finish
5 hrs
7 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.
Cast
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