The Rocket

The Rocket

Maurice Richard
🎞️ Movie 124 min CA
โ˜… 7.6 /10 2005

In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as an ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his team and the fans. In the face of these doubts, Richard eventually shows the kind of aggressive and skillful play that would make him one of the greatest players of all time as 'The Rocket.' However for all his success, Richard and his fellow French Canadians face constant discrimination in a league dominated by the English speaking. Although a man of few words, Richard begins to speak his own mind about the injustice which creates a organizational conflict that would culminate in his infamous 1955 season suspension that sparks an ethnic riot in protest. In the face of these challenges, Richard must decide who exactly is he playing for.

Cast

Roy Dupuis
Roy Dupuis
Maurice Richard
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Stephen McHattie
Dick Irvin
Julie Le Breton
Julie Le Breton
Lucille Richard
Philip Craig
Philip Craig
Tommy Gorman
Patrice Robitaille
Patrice Robitaille
Émile 'Butch' Bouchard
Michel Barrette
Michel Barrette
M. Norchet
Diane Lavallée
Diane Lavallée
Alice Norchet
Tony Calabretta
Tony Calabretta
Frank Selke
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François Langlois-Vallières
Maurice Richard à 16 ans
Pierre-François Legendre
Pierre-François Legendre
Georges Norchet
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Michel Cusson
Composer
Pierre Gill
Pierre Gill
Cinematographer