The Vultures (1975 film)

The Vultures (French: Les Vautours) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1975.[1] Set in 1958 near the end of the Maurice Duplessis era in Quebec politics, the film centres on Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte), a young man whose mother has just died, and who is coping with a trio of aunts who are much more interested in what they stand to inherit from their sister's estate than in supporting their nephew.[2]

The Vultures
Les Vautours
Directed byJean-Claude Labrecque
Produced byLouise Ranger
Written byJean-Claude Labrecque
Jacques Jacob
Robert Gurik
StarringGilbert Sicotte
Jean Duceppe
Monique Mercure
Music byDominique Tremblay
CinematographyAlain Dostie
Edited byJean-Claude Labrecque
Distributed byCiné-Art
Release date
  • March 3, 1975 (1975-03-03)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Labrecque released a sequel film, The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves), in 1984.[1]

Cast

  • Gilbert Sicotte : Louis Pelletier
  • Jean Duceppe : Maurice Duplessis, Premier Ministre du Québec
  • Monique Mercure : Tante Yvette Laflamme
  • Carmen Tremblay : Tante Marie Roberge
  • Amulette Garneau : Tante Adèle McKenzie
  • Jean Mathieu : Oncle John McKenzie
  • Denise Proulx : Sœur Ste-Germaine
  • Paule Baillargeon : Sœur Ste-Gabrielle
  • Roger Lebel : Armand Bouchard, député de Limoilou
  • Anne-Marie Provencher : Claudette, la jeune voisine
  • Rita Lafontaine : Madame Sansfaçon, une voisine
  • Raymond Cloutier : Monsieur Sansfaçon, un voisin
  • Nicole Leblanc : Une voisine
  • Robert Gravel : Jeune séminariste, ancien ami de Louis
  • Guy L'Écuyer : Joseph Bériault, le croque-mort
  • Gabriel Arcand : Assistant du croque-mort
  • Gilles Pelletier : Docteur Loiselle
  • Philippe Robert : Le curé
  • Georges Groulx : Le notaire
  • Yolande Roy : Alda Pelletier, la mère de Louis
  • Jacques Bilodeau : Rôle inconnu

References

  1. Odile Tremblay, "Les «vautours» au temps de Duplessis". Le Devoir, May 9, 2017.
  2. André Duchesne, "Projection spéciale pour Les vautours". La Presse, May 7, 2017.
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