

The Plouffe Family
1981-04-07 · 259 min · ★ 6.9
The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.
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- Directors
- Gilles Carle
- Production companies
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- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
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Gabriel ArcandOvide Plouffe
Pierre CurziNapoléon Plouffe
Juliette HuotJoséphine, la mère Plouffe
Émile GenestThéophile, le père Plouffe
Serge DupireGuillaume Plouffe
Rémi LaurentDenis Boucher
Anne LétourneauRita Toulouse
Denise FiliatraultCécile
Paul BervalOnésime Ménard
Louise LaparéJeanne Duplessis
Gérard PoirierCuré Folbêche
Stéphane AudranMme Boucher
Daniel CeccaldiPère Alphonse
Kate TrotterSuzan Connely
Donald PilonStan Labrie
Gilbert ComtoisEustache Lafrance
J. Léo GagnonRosario le bedeau
Amulette GarneauRamona
Marc GélinasJos BonefonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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