Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

25 mins | Jan. 1, 1961

This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB

Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

25 mins | Jan. 1, 1961

Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God
This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Louis-Joseph Papineau - Le demi-dieu
Directors Louis-Georges Carrier
Writers

Cast

Guy Provost

as Louis-Joseph Papineau

Denise Provost

as Henriette Marett Bedard

Jean-Louis Paris

as Elzear Bedard

Yvon Dufour

as James Finley

Jean Duceppe

as Louis Bourdages

Pierre Boucher

as Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine

Jean Lajeunesse

as Robert Rodier

Jean Gascon

as Lord Aylmer

Mia Riddez-Morisset

as Madame LaRue

Louis Tuverne

as Messenger