The Wise Guys (1972)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 20, 1972Release Date

Plot.
In this French Canadian film, when the provincial government tries to move two young farmers from their land to make way for development, the two fight back, accidentally killing a policeman and becoming outlaws in the process.
Where to Watch.

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Cast & Crew.

Daniel Pilon

Donald Pilon

Louise Laparé

Marcel Martel

Louise Laparé
Ginette Drouin

Marcel Sabourin

Pierre Dagenais

Colette Courtois

Paul Desmarteaux

Denis André

Gaétan Lafrance

Bernard Assiniwi

Louise Forestier
Narratrice

Clément Perron
Screenplay

Lise Noiseux
Screenplay

Jean-Claude Labrecque
Screenplay / Director

Jacques Perron
Original Music Composer

Guy Dufaux
Director of Photography

Marc Mathieu

Lucie Mathieu

Jean Perraud

Jean Brisson

Charles Fournier

Marcel Fournier

Réal Fournier
Media.

Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1972
Original NameLes smattes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Wise Guys (French: Les Smattes) is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972. Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin (Donald Pilon) and Réjean Cardinal (Daniel Pilon), two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down.
The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin, Louise Laparé, Marcel Martel and Pierre Dagenais.
The film premiered in Quebec theatres on April 20, 1972. It was subsequently screened in the Directors' Fortnight stream at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
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