Pale Face (1985)
With an unlikely hero who apparently excels at almost anything, this confused saga of survival in the wilderness and accidental murder starts out hard to believe and stays that way. C.H. (Luc Matte) used to be a star player for the Montreal Canadiens and has turned in his puck and hockey stick for the pursuit of women -- as well as a good game of chess (he is a master at that too). He supports himself by waiting tables and one day takes some time off to go on vacation in the Quebec wilderness, where some local thugs give him a hard time. From that point onward, things get worse after one of the hooligans is accidentally killed.
Director: Claude Gagnon
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Luc Matte as Claude Hébert (C.H.) |
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Denis Lacroix as Peter |
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Allison Odjig as Marie |
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Guy Thauvette as Richard |
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Gilbert Sicotte as Jacques, un bum |
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Marcel Leboeuf as Robert, un bum |
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Chief Josie Mathias as Père de Peter |
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Christine Séguin as La fille de Montréal |
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Louise Richer as Diane |
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Claude Desjardins as Fernand |
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Samuel Gagnon as Neveu de C.H. |
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Angèle Matte as |
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Angèle Gagnon as |
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Marilou Gagnon as |
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Cécile Mathias as |
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Michel David as |
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Claudette Lapierre as |
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Christian Talbot as |
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Gaétan Guilbert as |
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Michel Janvier as |
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Josée Proulx as |
| Directing | Claude Gagnon | Director |
| Writing | Claude Gagnon | Writer |
| Production | Claude Gagnon | Producer |
| Production | Yuri Yoshimura-Gagnon | Producer |
| Editing | Claude Gagnon | Editor |
| Sound | Jérôme Langlois | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Serge Ladouceur | Director of Photography |