The Merry World of Leopold Z

Nov 19, 1965

1h 8m

★ 6.7

Leopold Z. has a busy day ahead... clearing snow, delivering Christmas presents, and trying to make ends meet. A comedy of life and survival in a snowy Montreal.

Overview

A worker, called in a hurry to remove the snow in the city street, try to buy his remaining gifts in the tumult of Christmas eve without quitting his work.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Léopold Z. Tremblay

Guy L'Écuyer

Théophile Lemay

Paul Hébert

Jacques Tremblay

Jacques Poulin

Catherine Tremblay

Monique Joly

Josette

Suzanne Valéry

Finance Company Clerk

Gilles Latulippe

Bernard Assiniwi

Narrator (voice)

Albert Millaire

Announcer (voice)

Raymond Lemay

Self - Choir Director

Léandre Brault

Dédé - Josette's Pianist

André Gagnon

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