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The Merry World of Leopold Z (1965)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Gilles Carle

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve, snowplow driver Leo races to clear the streets of Montreal and complete his holiday shopping in time for midnight Mass. The feature directorial debut of celebrated filmmaker Gilles Carle (The Death of a Lumberjack), The Merry World of Leopold Z is an offbeat holiday treat that builds to a disarmingly resonant conclusion.

Actors

Guy L'Ecuyer
Guy L'Ecuyer
Léopold Z. Tremblay
Paul Hébert
Paul Hébert
Théophile Lemay
Jacques Poulin
Jacques Poulin
Jacques Tremblay
Monique Joly
Monique Joly
Catherine Tremblay
Suzanne Valéry
Suzanne Valéry
Josette
Gilles Latulippe
Gilles Latulippe
Finance Company Clerk
Bernard Assiniwi
Bernard Assiniwi
Albert Millaire
Albert Millaire
Narrator (voice)
Raymond Lemay
Raymond Lemay
Announcer (voice)
Léandre Brault
Léandre Brault
Self - Choir Director
André Gagnon
André Gagnon
Josette's Pianist

Crews

Jacques Bobet
Jacques Bobet
Producer
Jacques Bobet
Jacques Bobet
Music
Werner Nold
Werner Nold
Editor
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Writer
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Director of Photography

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