The read
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BinaméDirector
- Michel CussonOriginal Music Composer
- Ken ScottScreenplay
Cast
- Roy DupuisMaurice Richard
- Julie Le BretonLucille Richard
- Stephen McHattieDick Irvin
- Michel BarrettePère Norchet
- Rémy GirardTony Bergeron
- Tony CalabrettaFrank Selke
- Philip CraigTommy Gorman
- Paul DoucetCamil Desroches
- Sean AveryBob Dill
- Pascal DupuisMilt Schmidt
- Diane LavalléeAlice Norchet
- François Langlois-VallièresMaurice Richard à 16 ans
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Themes
sportsquebecmontreal, canadaice hockeynhlfrench canadian