Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec, Canada, that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis, the controversial premier of Quebec 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 film director Denys Arcand, and based in large part on Conrad Black'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.
It is distributed by Radio-Canada and is available on DVD.
Cast
Jean Lapointe – Maurice Duplessis
Gabriel Arcand – Ti-Bi Chamberland
Rolland Bédard – Maurice Thinel
Roger Blay – Adélard Godbout
Yvon Bouchard – Maurice Hamelin
Jean Brousseau – Paul Gouin
Yvan Canuel – Mgr Georges Cabana
René Caron – Onésime Gagnon
Raymond Cloutier – Daniel Johnson
Gilbert Comptois – J.A. Côté
Pierre Curzi – Le reporter
Robert Desroches – S. Dufresne
Denis Drouin – E. Tétreault
Patricia Nolin – Auréa Cloutier
Jacques Tourangeau – Oscar Drouin
Marcel Sabourin – Joseph-Damase Bégin