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Requiem for a Handsome Bastard
Requiem for a Handsome Bastard

Requiem for a Handsome Bastard

Genres

DramaCrime

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Despite the fact that he is completely unrepentant about his crimes, when Regis Savoie's son asks to visit him, prison authorities grant permission for the boy to come. The thief and murderer (Gildor Roy) takes advantage of the moment of his son's arrival to steal a gun and take flight. He settles some old scores, gets together with his girlfriend, and heads for the hills, pursued by a detective who is not to be swayed in his efforts to follow and recapture him.

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Budget

$1400000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

06 November 1992

Country

Canada

Cast

Gildor Roy

Gildor Roy

Louis-Régis Savoie

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Jean-Guy Bouchard

Tonio

Brigitte Paquette

Brigitte Paquette

Denise

Sabrina Boudot

Sabrina Boudot

Cindy

Kliment Denchev

Kliment Denchev

Maki

Stéphan Côté

Stéphan Côté

Jean-Pierre Trudel

France Arbour

France Arbour

Mme Savoie

Louis-Georges Girard

Louis-Georges Girard

Mike Di Palma

Raymond Bélisle

Raymond Bélisle

Gaston Beaudoin

Marc Gélinas

Marc Gélinas

Lastic Choquette

Simon Mathurin Guilbert

Simon Mathurin Guilbert

Mathieu Savoie

Marcel Giguère

Marcel Giguère

Propriétaire

Roméo Pérusse

Roméo Pérusse

Méo

Bronwen Mantel

Bronwen Mantel

Madame Maki

Deano Clavet

Deano Clavet

Prisonnier

André Champagne

André Champagne

Prisonnier

Guy Boutet

Guy Boutet

Gardien

Guy Marcenay

Guy Marcenay

Gardien

Gregory Charles

Gregory Charles

Garçon de course

Jean-Marie Da Silva

Jean-Marie Da Silva

Ami de madame Savoie

Frank Fontaine

Frank Fontaine

Officier à l'incendie

Marc Olivier

Marc Olivier

Juge

Éric Gaudry

Éric Gaudry

Partenaire de Lastic

Diane Flynn

Diane Flynn

Masseuse

Micheline Duranleau

Micheline Duranleau

Masseuse

Catherine Charron

Catherine Charron

Masseuse

Pierre Claveau

Pierre Claveau

Barman

Claude Desjardins

Claude Desjardins

Policier

Alain Gravel

Alain Gravel

Émission télé

Sylvain Lamontagne

Sylvain Lamontagne

Émission télé

Aron Tager

Aron Tager

Émission télé

Gilles Chaput

Gilles Chaput

Émission télé

Étienne Bouchard

Étienne Bouchard

Émission télé

Carlos Angelo Moroni

Carlos Angelo Moroni

Émission télé

Daniel Cyr

Daniel Cyr

Émission télé

Roch Giroux

Roch Giroux

Émission télé

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