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 |
| Directing | Jean-Michel Roux | Director |
| Art | François Fries | Production Design |
| Camera | Michel Amathieu | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Eric Altmayer | Production Office Assistant |
| Writing | Robert Gray | Dialogue |
| Sound | Treponem Pal | Original Music Composer |
| Art | André Chamberland | Art Direction |
| Crew | Julian Ferrera | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Claude Léger | Producer |
| Editing | Julie Dupré | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Pascal Chauvin | Foley Artist |
| Writing | Régine Abadia | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Angèle Protat | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Carl Lessard | Graphic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marga Binoux | Costume Design |
| Directing | Louis-Philippe Rochon | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Anja Lüdcke | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jean-Paul Rovela | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Nardo Castillo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Noël Morrow | Production Manager |
| Production | Brigitte Germain | Producer |
| Production | Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne | Casting |
| Sound | Pierre Choukroun | Sound |
| Sound | Bruno Tarrière | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Alexis Galmot | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melina Di Cristo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Peter Stratford | Draughtsman |
| Visual Effects | Nicolas Rey | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Mick Harris | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jean Beaudoin | Editor |
| Production | François Fries | Producer |
| Directing | Sylvie Perron | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Jean-Martial Lefranc | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mick Morris | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Delphine Domer | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Cédric Houplain | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Seb Caudron | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Jean-Michel Roux | Writer |
| Production | Eric Altmayer | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Thomas Metzger | Colorist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christophe Chabenet | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Johanne Paiement | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Diane Arcand | Production Manager |
| Crew | Georges Jardon | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Alain Boutillier | VFX Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serge Morache | Additional Hairstylist |
| Production | Francis Choquette | Production Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erik Gosselin | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Antoine Simkine | Executive Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariane Carter | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Pascal Molina | Special Effects |