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Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World
Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World

Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World

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DramaHistory

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Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.

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Budget

$8500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

12 July 2013

Country

Canada

Cast

Antoine Bertrand

Antoine Bertrand

Louis Cyr

Guillaume Cyr

Guillaume Cyr

Horace Barré

Rose-Maïté Erkoreka

Rose-Maïté Erkoreka

Mélina Cyr

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Gustave Lambert

Gil Bellows

Gil Bellows

Richard K. Fox

Cliff Saunders

Cliff Saunders

Mac Somher

Amélie Grenier

Amélie Grenier

Philomène Cyr

Éliane Gagnon

Éliane Gagnon

Émiliana Cyr (18 ans)

Naomi La

Naomi La

Émiliana Cyr (4-6 ans)

Frédéric Lemay

Frédéric Lemay

Pierrot Cyr (18 ans)

Charles-Olivier Pelletier

Charles-Olivier Pelletier

Pierrot Cyr (10 ans)

Nico Racicot

Nico Racicot

Adam Pricket

Normand Carrière

Normand Carrière

Pierre Cyr

Marilyn Castonguay

Marilyn Castonguay

Marie-Amélina Cyr (19 ans)

Elias Toufexis

Elias Toufexis

Bryce Johnston

Dave Simard

Dave Simard

Eugene Sandow

Simon Boudreau

Simon Boudreau

David Michaud

Neil Kroetsch

Neil Kroetsch

Dr. Dudley Sargent

Gaston Caron

Gaston Caron

Président Société St-Jean Baptiste

Alain Lépine

Alain Lépine

Honoré Mercier

Olivier Archambault-Bouffard

Olivier Archambault-Bouffard

Homme fort #2

Patrick Caux

Patrick Caux

Homme fort #3

Eugene Brotto

Eugene Brotto

British reporter

Chris Cavener

Chris Cavener

Irlandais #1

Charlotte Comtois

Charlotte Comtois

Émiliana Cyr, bébé

Irlande Côté

Irlande Côté

Soeur de Louis Cyr

Mimi Côté

Mimi Côté

Contorsionniste

Martin Dansky

Martin Dansky

Dr. Morgan

Pierre Gaudette

Pierre Gaudette

Manager

Alain Goulem

Alain Goulem

Professor Attila

Annabelle Guérin

Annabelle Guérin

Odile Cyr (6 ans)

Mireille Jodoin

Mireille Jodoin

Infirmière

Thomas Liccioni

Thomas Liccioni

Mulligan

Marc-Olivier Maheu

Marc-Olivier Maheu

Circus Spectator

Olivia Palacci

Olivia Palacci

Dame (fan de Sandow)

Maude Payette

Maude Payette

Dame (autographe Ferme Cyr)

Marc Primeau

Marc Primeau

Circus Spectator

Sébastien Rouleau

Sébastien Rouleau

Militaire bagarreur

Dany Tanguay

Dany Tanguay

Strongman

Brian D. Wright

Brian D. Wright

British Reporter

Émilise Lessard-Therrien

Émilise Lessard-Therrien

Crowds

Michael Richard

Michael Richard

Employé du cirque

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