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The Widow of Saint-Pierre
The Widow of Saint-Pierre

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

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In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

19 April 2000

Country

Canada

Cast

Daniel Auteuil

Daniel Auteuil

Jean, le capitaine

Emir Kusturica

Emir Kusturica

Joseph Auguste Néel

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Pauline, l'épouse du capitaine

Michel Duchaussoy

Michel Duchaussoy

le gouverneur

Philippe Magnan

Philippe Magnan

le président Venot

Christian Charmetant

Christian Charmetant

le commissaire de la Marine

Philippe du Janerand

Philippe du Janerand

le chef douanier

Reynald Bouchard

Reynald Bouchard

Louis Ollivier

Ghyslain Tremblay

Ghyslain Tremblay

Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau

Marc Béland

Marc Béland

le soldat Loïc

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

le contre-amiral

Maurice Chevit

Maurice Chevit

le père du gouverneur

Catherine Lascault

Catherine Lascault

la Malvilain

Dominique Quesnel

Dominique Quesnel

le propriétaire

Anne-Marie Philipe

Anne-Marie Philipe

l'épouse du gouverneur

Sylvie Moreau

Sylvie Moreau

Adrienne

Isabelle Spade

Isabelle Spade

femme du président Venot

Geneviève Cocke

Geneviève Cocke

Femme lavoir

Manon Gauthier

Manon Gauthier

Femme lavoir

Marianne C. Miron

Marianne C. Miron

Mme Chevassus

Michel Daigle

Michel Daigle

Père Coupard

Luc Guérin

Luc Guérin

Le Capitaine Dumontier

Neil Kroetsch

Neil Kroetsch

Le Commandant Marie Galante

Raymond Cloutier

Raymond Cloutier

L'Adjudant

Patrick Steltzer

Patrick Steltzer

Le Brigadier

Patrick Caux

Patrick Caux

Le Jeune Militaire

Bernard Tanguay

Bernard Tanguay

L'Ordonnance

Serge Christianssens

Serge Christianssens

Tambour

Martin Larocque

Martin Larocque

Le Crieur

Boris Napes

Boris Napes

Assesseur

Yvon Roy

Yvon Roy

Granjean

Luc Proulx

Luc Proulx

Client Café

Stéfan Perrault

Stéfan Perrault

Le Rameur

Sarah McKenna

Sarah McKenna

Émilie

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