The Thousand Wonders of the Universe (1997)
A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.
Director: Jean-Michel Roux
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Tchéky Karyo as Professor Larsen |
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Maria de Medeiros as Président Blandine Brucker |
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Julie Delpy as Eva Purpur |
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Chick Ortega as Oscar |
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Féodor Atkine as Purpur |
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Pascale Bussières as Lily |
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James Hyndman as Stavro |
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Guy Nadon as Schulz |
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Ghyslain Tremblay as Jacques |
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Perrette Pradier as Madame Purpur (voice) |
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Gabriel Gascon as Marshal Vega |
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Michel Laperrière as Docteur Shoot |
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John Dunn-Hill as Le général Tabernawak |
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Suzanne Champagne as Une manifestante |
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Jean-Philippe Côté as Un soldat |
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Alain Chicoine as Le cameraman |
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Catherine Colvey as La journaliste de Rézo Zéro |
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Claude Desparois as Un technicien |
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Christian Drolet as Un technicien de l'aéronautique |
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Anne Drybergh as Une danseuse |
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Francine Duberry as La danseuse morte |
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Hugo Dubé as Un officier d'élite |
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Frank Fontaine as L'astrophysicien |
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Richard Fréchette as Le surveillant bleu |
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Monique Gosselin as Une manifestante |
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Gregory Hlady as Un officer d'élite |
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Denis Houle as Le psychiatre sportif |
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J. Avila Kaufman as Un manifestant |
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Stéphane Lefebvre as Un officier d'élite |
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Jacinthe Pilote as Une danseuse |
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Jimmy Proulx as Larsen enfant |
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Louise Proulx as Une manifestante |
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Charles Préfontaine as Le jeune militaire |
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Richard Raybourne as Un manifestant |
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Richard Robitaille as Un technicien |
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Janick Talbot as Une sunny girl |
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Marthe Turgeon as La chirurgienne |
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Keit Ha Van Amh as Une sunny girl |
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Blas Villapondo as Un manifestant |
| Lighting | André Chamberland | Directing Lighting Artist |
| Art | François Fries | Production Design |
| Camera | Michel Amathieu | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jean-Michel Roux | Director |
| Crew | Eric Altmayer | Production Office Assistant |
| Production | Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne | Casting |
| Directing | Sylvie Perron | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Jean-Paul Rovela | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Jean-Martial Lefranc | Executive Producer |
| Production | François Fries | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erik Gosselin | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Noël Morrow | Production Manager |
| Visual Effects | Alain Boutillier | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Mick Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Alexis Galmot | Writer |
| Production | Brigitte Germain | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Angèle Protat | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Anja Lüdcke | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melina Di Cristo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Peter Stratford | Draughtsman |
| Sound | Mick Harris | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Bruno Tarrière | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariane Carter | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Francis Choquette | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Jean Beaudoin | Editor |
| Crew | Pascal Molina | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Cédric Houplain | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Seb Caudron | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Pierre Choukroun | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Delphine Domer | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Antoine Simkine | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Production | Claude Léger | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marga Binoux | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serge Morache | Additional Hairstylist |
| Art | Carl Lessard | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Julian Ferrera | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Louis-Philippe Rochon | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Nicolas Rey | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Régine Abadia | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Chabenet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jean-Michel Roux | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Gray | Dialogue |
| Production | Nardo Castillo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Altmayer | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Treponem Pal | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Julie Dupré | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Diane Arcand | Production Manager |
| Editing | Thomas Metzger | Colorist |
| Art | André Chamberland | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johanne Paiement | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Georges Jardon | Post Production Supervisor |