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Once Upon a Time in the East
Once Upon a Time in the East

Once Upon a Time in the East

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Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra. Of the two women, one was just fired from her waitressing job and seeks to go back to work at the nightclub where the beauty pageant is to be held. The other woman's mother has just won one million food stamps.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

26 May 1974

Country

Canada

Cast

Denise Filiatrault

Denise Filiatrault

Hélène

Michelle Rossignol

Michelle Rossignol

Pierrette

Frédérique Collin

Frédérique Collin

Lise Paquette

Sophie Clément

Sophie Clément

Carmen

André Montmorency

André Montmorency

Sandra

Amulette Garneau

Amulette Garneau

Bec de lièvre

Denis Drouin

Denis Drouin

Maurice

Jean Archambault

Jean Archambault

Hosanna

Gilles Renaud

Gilles Renaud

Cuirette

Claude Gai

Claude Gai

La Duchesse de Langeais

Manda Parent

Manda Parent

Germaine Lauzon

Béatrice Picard

Béatrice Picard

Robertine

Rita Lafontaine

Rita Lafontaine

Manon

Mireille Rochon

Mireille Rochon

Linda Lauzon

Johnny Pothitos

Johnny Pothitos

Le P'tit

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

Jean-Pierre Bergeron

L'homme de ménage

Mario Angers

Mario Angers

Belinda Ice

Patrick Peuvion

Patrick Peuvion

Henri

Sophie Lorain

Sophie Lorain

Francine

Denis Lepage

Denis Lepage

Ti-Cul

Gerry Bianchi

Gerry Bianchi

Ti-Guy

Richard Patry

Richard Patry

Gaston

Serge L'Italien

Serge L'Italien

Jeune marié

Yolande Michot

Yolande Michot

Jeune Mariée

Monique Mercure

Monique Mercure

Belle-soeur

Mireille Lachance

Mireille Lachance

Belle-soeur

Sylvie Heppel

Sylvie Heppel

Belle-soeur

Pauline Lussier

Pauline Lussier

Belle-soeur

Denise Morelle

Denise Morelle

Belle-soeur

Ève Gagnier

Ève Gagnier

Belle-soeur

Anne-Marie Ducharme

Anne-Marie Ducharme

Belle-soeur

Thérèse Morange

Thérèse Morange

Belle-soeur

Mimi de Paris

Mimi de Paris

Barmaid

Jacques Frigon

Jacques Frigon

Manon, la danseuse

Suzanne Versailles

Suzanne Versailles

Une cliente chez Sandra

Réjean Roy

Réjean Roy

Un client chez Sandra

Marcelle Pallascio

Marcelle Pallascio

Une cliente chez Sandra

Normand Morin

Normand Morin

Un client chez Sandra

Val de Val

Val de Val

Un client chez Sandra

Armand Laroche

Armand Laroche

Un client chez Sandra

Ross Mitchell

Ross Mitchell

Une Cléopâtre

Jean Lapointe

Jean Lapointe

Une Cléopâtre

Stephen Searle

Stephen Searle

Une Cléopâtre

Robert Lavoie

Robert Lavoie

Une Cléopâtre

Denis Nuckle

Denis Nuckle

Une Cléopâtre

Daniel Laforge

Daniel Laforge

Une Cléopâtre

Danny Solari

Danny Solari

Une Cléopâtre

Don Arrès

Don Arrès

Cuisinier

Paul Moreau

Paul Moreau

Le gérant de finance

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