The Long Winter

Mar 13, 1999

2h 6m

★ 7.2

Overview

In 1838, Francois-Xavier Bouchard (Francis Reddy) fights beside his Quebec countrymen and the English minority.

Genres

Action

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

Nanouk Films

Regine

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Cast

François-Xavier Bouchard

Francis Reddy

Chevalier de Lorimier

David Boutin

Rose-Aimee Bouchard

Micheline Lanctôt

Thomas Bouchard

Claude Gauthier

Marguerite Neveux

Rosalier Dumontier

Henri Brien

Emmanuel Bilodeau

Drummond

Sylvain Landry

Joseph Duquet

Philippe Lambert

Amable Daunais

Stéphane Simard

Francois Nicolas

Pierre Lebeau

Charles Hindenlang

Robert Bouvier

Pierre-Rémi Narbonne

Roc LaFortune

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