The Merry World of Leopold Z

The Merry World of Leopold Z

68 mins | Comedy | Nov. 19, 1965

On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature directorial debut of celebrated filmmaker Gilles Carle (The Death of a Lumberjack), The Merry World of Leopold Z is an offbeat holiday treat that builds to a disarmingly resonant conclusion.

The Merry World of Leopold Z

68 mins | Comedy | Nov. 19, 1965

The Merry World of Leopold Z
On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature directorial debut of celebrated filmmaker Gilles Carle (The Death of a Lumberjack), The Merry World of Leopold Z is an offbeat holiday treat that builds to a disarmingly resonant conclusion.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title La vie heureuse de Léopold Z
Directors Gilles Carle
Writers Gilles Carle

Cast

Guy L'Ecuyer

as Léopold Z. Tremblay

Paul Hébert

as Théophile Lemay

Jacques Poulin

as Jacques Tremblay

Monique Joly

as Catherine Tremblay

Suzanne Valéry

as Josette

Gilles Latulippe

as Finance Company Clerk

Albert Millaire

as Narrator (voice)

Raymond Lemay

as Announcer (voice)

Léandre Brault

as Self - Choir Director

André Gagnon

as Josette's Pianist