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The Forgotten War

Original title: La guerre oubliée
  • 1987
  • 1h 37m
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The Forgotten War (1987)
Documentary

-Through the testimonies of veterans of the 1914-1918 war, songs and period reenactments, this film is a plea for resistance to war. An epic and lyrical tragedy.-Through the testimonies of veterans of the 1914-1918 war, songs and period reenactments, this film is a plea for resistance to war. An epic and lyrical tragedy.-Through the testimonies of veterans of the 1914-1918 war, songs and period reenactments, this film is a plea for resistance to war. An epic and lyrical tragedy.

  • Director
    • Richard Boutet
  • Writer
    • Richard Boutet
  • Stars
    • Joe Bocan
    • Eudore Belzile
    • Jean-Louis Paris
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
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    • Director
      • Richard Boutet
    • Writer
      • Richard Boutet
    • Stars
      • Joe Bocan
      • Eudore Belzile
      • Jean-Louis Paris
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    • 1Critic review
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    Joe Bocan
    Joe Bocan
    • La Madelon
    Eudore Belzile
    • Le petit conscrit
    Jean-Louis Paris
    Jean-Louis Paris
    • Le cardinal Bégin
    Jacques Godin
    Jacques Godin
    • Le général Lessard
    Bruno Cordeau
    • Le maire
    Luc-Martial Dagenais
    Luc-Martial Dagenais
    • L'aide de camp
    Gilbert Dupuis
    • Le caporal
    Gilles Labrosse
    • Le soldat entreprenant
    Madeleine Nadeau
    • La mère
    Denis Morneau
    • Le vendeur de conscrit
    Michel Grégoire
    • Le major
    Pierre Auger
    Luc Beauchamps
    Marcel Bernier
    Marcel Bernier
    Henri Binet
    Mathieu Boivin
    Maxim Boutet-Veilleux
    Edgar Canuel
    • Director
      • Richard Boutet
    • Writer
      • Richard Boutet
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    7MarioB

    Fine documentary

    It seems that Canada don't want to hear about their heroes of the two World War, especially in Quebec. In English, La Guerre Oubliée mean The Forgotten War. Here, we talk about the 1914-18 big thing. This documentary don't use old footage, but actors to shows us some parts of that war in Quebec. Joe Bocan sings some song of that period and make the narrations. There's also some rare veterans of the war who talks (they are very old...) That kind of mixture between real documentary and historical acted fiction makes this movie very interesting, and shows us what it was to French Canadian in World War I.

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      THe character's name La Madelon played by Joe Bocan is an homage to a character in a famous WWI French song Quand Madelon..., about a woman serving drinks to soldiers in a cabaret.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis (1991)
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      Engageons la bataille
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    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • French
    • Production company
      • Les Productions Vent d'Est
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      • 1h 37m(97 min)
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      • Color

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