Belgium / Apr 19, 2000 / 16
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Reynald Bouchard | Louis Ollivier |
| Ghyslain Tremblay | Monsieur Chevassus, le bourreau |
| Marc Béland | le soldat Loïc |
| Yves Jacques | le contre-amiral |
| Maurice Chevit | le père du gouverneur |
| Catherine Lascault | la Malvilain |
| Dominique Quesnel | le propriétaire |
| Anne-Marie Philipe | l'épouse du gouverneur |
| Sylvie Moreau | Adrienne |
| Isabelle Spade | femme du président Venot |
| Geneviève Cocke | Femme lavoir |
| Manon Gauthier | Femme lavoir |
| Marianne C. Miron | Mme Chevassus |
| Michel Daigle | Père Coupard |
| Luc Guérin | Le Capitaine Dumontier |
| Neil Kroetsch | Le Commandant Marie Galante |
| Raymond Cloutier | L'Adjudant |
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| Patrick Steltzer | Le Brigadier |
| Patrick Caux | Le Jeune Militaire |
| Bernard Tanguay | L'Ordonnance |
| Serge Christianssens | Tambour |
| Martin Larocque | Le Crieur |
| Boris Napes | Assesseur |
| Yvon Roy | Granjean |
| Luc Proulx | Client Café |
| Stéfan Perrault | Le Rameur |
| Sarah McKenna | Émilie |
Genres
RomanceDramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Veuve de Saint-Pierre |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Canada, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinémaginaire, Epithète films, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, CNC, Canal+, Téléfilm Canada, SODEC, Société Radio-Canada |
| Release date | 19 aprile 2000 |
| Production | Daniel Louis, Denise Robert, Frédéric Brillion, Gilles Legrand |
| Writer | Patrice Leconte, Claude Faraldo |
| Casting | Jacques Dublin |
| Editing | Joëlle Hache |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Serra |
| Assistant directors | Grégoire Barachin, Patrice Leconte |
| Camera operators | Eduardo Serra |
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Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Apr 19, 2000
Greece / Apr 20, 2000 / 16
Czechia / Sep 28, 2000 / U
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United States / Oct 21, 2000
South Korea / Sep 08, 2001 / 18
Digital
Switzerland / Aug 03, 2000 / 12
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