The read
Every source lands within 8 points of the others.
Synopsis
Quebec Bill Bohomme is a hardy schemer and dreamer, who, desperate to raise money to preserve his endangered herd through the rapidly approaching winter, resorts to whiskey-smuggling, a traditional family occupation. Quebec Bill takes his son, Wild Bill, on the journey. Also Henry Coville, an inscrutable whiskey smuggler, and Rat Kinneson, Quebec Bill's perpetually disconsolate ex-con hired man. Together, they cross the border into vast reaches of Canadian wilderness for an unforgettable four days "full of terror, full of wonder."
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Metacritic57/100
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Jay CravenDirector
- Jay CravenWriter
Cast
- Kris KristoffersonQuebec Bill Bonhomme
- Charlie McDermottWild Bill Bonhomme
- Gary FarmerHerny Coville
- William SandersonRat Kinneson
- Geneviève BujoldCordelia
- Lothaire BluteauCarcajou
- Heather RaeEvangeline Bonhomme
- Bill RaymondCompton
Stills
Themes
smuggling (contraband)prohibition eragreat depressionwhiskey1930sfather son relationship