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Le Rocket

  • 1998
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Le Rocket (1998)
DocumentaryShortSport

-Meet Maurice Richard on and off the ice, and follow his spectacular career with the Montreal Canadiens--from the early 1940s, when only a few thousand people turned out for pro hockey games... Read all-Meet Maurice Richard on and off the ice, and follow his spectacular career with the Montreal Canadiens--from the early 1940s, when only a few thousand people turned out for pro hockey games, to the 1950s, when the Montreal Forum (in Canada) was bursting with delirious fans. Clar... Read all-Meet Maurice Richard on and off the ice, and follow his spectacular career with the Montreal Canadiens--from the early 1940s, when only a few thousand people turned out for pro hockey games, to the 1950s, when the Montreal Forum (in Canada) was bursting with delirious fans. Clarence Campbell, former president of the NHL, describes him as "the most exciting player I h... Read all

  • Director
    • Jacques Payette
  • Writer
    • Roger Otis
  • Stars
    • Maurice Richard
    • Jacques Beauchamp
    • Tony Bergeron
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Jacques Payette
    • Writer
      • Roger Otis
    • Stars
      • Maurice Richard
      • Jacques Beauchamp
      • Tony Bergeron
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    Maurice Richard
    Maurice Richard
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jacques Beauchamp
    Jacques Beauchamp
    • Self - journalist
    • (archive footage)
    Tony Bergeron
    Tony Bergeron
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    David Bier
    David Bier
    • Self - photographer
    • (archive footage)
    Émile Bouchard
    Émile Bouchard
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Émile 'Butch' Bouchard)
    Clarence Campbell
    Clarence Campbell
    • Self - former President of the NHL
    • (archive footage)
    Marcel Couture
    • Self - Fan
    • (archive footage)
    Camille Desroches
    • Self - publicist
    • (archive footage)
    Jean Duceppe
    Jean Duceppe
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bernard Gosselin
    Bernard Gosselin
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    René Lecavalier
    René Lecavalier
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Hugh MacLennan
    Hugh MacLennan
    • Self - author
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Mayer
    Charles Mayer
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Frank J. Selke
    Frank J. Selke
    • Self - Former General Manager of the Montréal Canadiens
    • (archive footage)
    Roger St-Jean
    Roger St-Jean
    • Self - photographer
    • (archive footage)
    Red Storey
    Red Storey
    • Self - former NHL referee
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Jacques Payette
    • Writer
      • Roger Otis
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    • Connections
      Features Le sport est-il trop commercialisé? (1955)
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      Maurice Richard
      Composed and Performed by Pierre Létourneau

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    • Release date
      • 1998 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • -The original film
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    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Rocket
    • Production company
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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