Such a Simple Game (1964)
This short 1964 documentary depicts the national sport of French Canadians: hockey. Seen "from the inside" this seemingly simple game turns out to be not so simple. Hockey is dream of mythic proportions that mirrors the aspirations of an entire people. Its heroes are national figures. At the Montreal Forum, there is total symbiosis between the crowd and the Habs. In 1955, idol Maurice Richard is suspended for striking a referee. The people take to the streets in unison and the riots begin... - NFB
Director: Gilles Groulx
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Henri Richard as self |
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Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion as self |
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Jean-Guy Talbot as self |
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Gilles Tremblay as self |
| Directing | Gilles Groulx | Director |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Labrecque | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gilles Groulx | Editor |
| Production | Jacques Bobet | Producer |
| Camera | Guy Borremans | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sidney Pearson | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marcel Carrière | Location Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Marcel Dubé | Writer |
| Sound | Joseph Champagne | Sound Recordist |
