Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Duplessis

Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...

, the controversial premier of Quebec

Premier of Quebec

The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....

 from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. It is one of the most famous mini-series in Quebec television history. The series was written (but not directed) by Oscar-winning

Academy Awards

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 film director Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...

, and because based in large part on Conrad Black

Conrad Black

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's popular biography. The series contains 7 episodes, each one containing a different historic moment in Duplessis's life and path into power. Duplessis is portrayed by Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe, is a Quebecois actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator.Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas performing in such venues as the Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris.He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on...

.
It is distributed by Radio-Canada and is available on DVD.

Cast

• Jean Lapointe
  Jean Lapointe
  Jean Lapointe, is a Quebecois actor, comedian and singer as well as a former Canadian Senator.Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo Les Jérolas performing in such venues as the Ed Sullivan Show and at the Olympia in Paris.He launched his solo career in 1974 and has performed on...
  
   - Maurice Duplessis
• Gabriel Arcand
  Gabriel Arcand
  Gabriel Arcand is a Canadian actor. He is the brother of film director Denys Arcand.He won the Genie Award for Best Actor at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985, for his performance in Le Crime d'Ovide Plouffe....
  
   - Ti-Bi Chamberland
• Rolland Bédard - Maurice Thinel
• Roger Blay - Adélard Godbout
• Yvon Bouchard - Maurice Hamelin
• Jean Brousseau - Paul Gouin
• Jacques Tourangeau
  Jacques Tourangeau
  Jacques Tourangeau is a Canadian actor.He graduated from Université de Montréal, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1963, a Bachelor of Education in 1965 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1986. He gained his first role in the Quebec TV series Rue des Pignons. During the late 1970s, he appeared in...
  
   - Oscar Drouin
  Oscar Drouin
  Oscar Drouin was a politician in Quebec, Canada.-Member of the legislature:Drouin won a by-election in 1928 and became the Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the district of Québec-Est...
  
  
• Yvan Canuel - Mgr Georges Cabana
• René Caron - Onésime Gagnon
• Raymond Cloutier - Daniel Johnson
• Gilbert Comptois - J.A. Coté
• Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi
  Pierre Curzi is an actor, screenwriter and politician in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Borduas in the Montérégie region south of Montreal...
  
   - Le reporter
• Robert Desroches - S. Dufresne
• Denis Drouin - E. Tétreault

See also

• List of Quebec television series
• Television of Quebec
  Television of Quebec
  Television in Quebec is an essential part of the culture of Quebec, as well as the rest of French Canada. With over 99% of households owning a television in Quebec, it has the power to reach every Quebecer...
  
  
• Culture of Quebec
  Culture of Quebec
  The Culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting from the shared history of the French-speaking majority in Quebec. It is unique to the Western World; Quebec is the only region in North America with a French-speaking majority, as well as one of only two provinces in Canada...
  
  
• Politics of Quebec
  Politics of Quebec
  The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...
  
  
• History of Quebec
  History of Quebec
  Quebec has played a special role in Canadian history; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries.-Paleoindian Era :...