This short 1964 documentary depicts the national sport of French Canadians: hockey. Seen "from the inside" this seemingly simple game turns out to be not so simple. Hockey is dream of mythic proportions that mirrors the aspirations of an entire people. Its heroes are national figures. At the Montreal Forum, there is total symbiosis between the crowd and the Habs. In 1955, idol Maurice Richard is suspended for striking a referee. The people take to the streets in unison and the riots begin... - NFB
Gilles Groulx
Director
Marcel Dubé
Writer
Henri Richard
self
Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion
self
Jean-Guy Talbot
self
Gilles Tremblay
self
The Class of ‘9271%
Untold: Crime & Penalties70%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Facing Ali73%
Looking for Richard68%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Oncle Yanco72%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Human84%
180° South72%
Daguerréotypes73%
For the Love of Spock73%
Directed by John Ford70%
Black Sheep72%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Sherman's March67%
David Blaine: Real or Magic67%
That's Entertainment!73%
Harmontown66%
