The Wise Guys (1972)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 20, 1972Release Date
Plot.
In this French Canadian film, when the provincial government tries to move two young farmers from their land to make way for development, the two fight back, accidentally killing a policeman and becoming outlaws in the process.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald Pilon
Pierre Drouin
Daniel Pilon
Réjean Cardinal
Louise Laparé
Ginette Drouin
Louise Laparé
Ginette Drouin
Marcel Martel
Marcel Martel, le chanteur western
Marcel Sabourin
Le curé
Pierre Dagenais
Thomas Drouin
Colette Courtois
Mme Drouin
Paul Desmarteaux
Le marchand général
Denis André
Le caporal Demers
Gaétan Lafrance
Le policier
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Director
Lise Noiseux
Writer
Clément Perron
Writer
Jacques Perron
Composer
Guy Dufaux
Cinematographer
Réal Fournier
Marcel Fournier
Charles Fournier
Jean Brisson
Lucie Mathieu
Marc Mathieu
Jean Perraud
Bernard Assiniwi
Media.
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The Wise Guys (French: Les Smattes) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972. Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin (Donald Pilon) and Réjean Cardinal (Daniel Pilon), two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down.The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin, Louise Laparé, Marcel Martel and Pierre Dagenais.
The film premiered in Quebec theatres on April 20, 1972. It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.