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Jesus of Montreal
Jesus of Montreal

Jesus of Montreal

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A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

15 May 1989

Country

Canada

Cast

Lothaire Bluteau

Lothaire Bluteau

Daniel Coulombe

Catherine Wilkening

Catherine Wilkening

Mireille

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Constance

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Martin

Robert Lepage

Robert Lepage

René

Gilles Pelletier

Gilles Pelletier

Fr. Leclerc

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Richard Cardinal

Cédric Noël

Cédric Noël

Pascal Berger

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Radio Host

Véronique Le Flaguais

Véronique Le Flaguais

TV Host

Jean-Louis Millette

Jean-Louis Millette

TV Host

Monique Miller

Monique Miller

Agent

Christine-Ann Atallah

Christine-Ann Atallah

Claude Léveillée

Claude Léveillée

Valérie Gagné

Valérie Gagné

Paule Baillargeon

Paule Baillargeon

Boris Bergman

Boris Bergman

Jerzy

Gaston Lepage

Gaston Lepage

Security Guard

Marc Messier

Marc Messier

John Lambert

Marcel Sabourin

Marcel Sabourin

Eccentric

Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis

Marcel Brochu

Claude Blanchard

Claude Blanchard

Detective Sergeant François Bastien

Andrée Lachapelle

Andrée Lachapelle

Denis Bouchard

Denis Bouchard

Ambulance driver

Ron Lea

Ron Lea

Daniel's Doctor/Daniel (voice)

Anna-Maria Giannotti

Anna-Maria Giannotti

Tom Rack

Tom Rack

Doctor

Isabelle Truchon

Isabelle Truchon

Richard's Girlfriend

Michael Barnard

Michael Barnard

Serge Carrier

Serge Carrier

Daniel Lamontagne

Daniel Lamontagne

Dominique Quesnel

Dominique Quesnel

Jean Marchand

Jean Marchand

Diane Côté

Diane Côté

Andréanne Deneault

Andréanne Deneault

Sylvie Drapeau

Sylvie Drapeau

Mario Bertrand

Mario Bertrand

Danielle Godin

Danielle Godin

Gisèle Trépanier

Gisèle Trépanier

Bob Della Serra

Bob Della Serra

Danielle Lepine

Danielle Lepine

Léa-Marie Cantin

Léa-Marie Cantin

Rose-Andrée Michaud

Rose-Andrée Michaud

Susan Bain

Susan Bain

Michelle Turmel

Michelle Turmel

Maria Bircher

Maria Bircher

Esther Lewis

Esther Lewis

Alex Nicolas-Étienne

Alex Nicolas-Étienne

Paul Tana

Paul Tana

Dean Hagopian

Dean Hagopian

Jacques Lavallée

Jacques Lavallée

Bernard Meney

Bernard Meney

Lisette Guertin

Lisette Guertin

Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Juge

Pascal Rollin

Pascal Rollin

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