Duplessis (TV series)
# Duplessis (TV series)

* This article is part of a series aboutMaurice Duplessis

Family

Law career

Pre-premiership politics (1923-1935)

Conservative Party of Quebec

1923 campaign

1927 election

1931 election

1935 election

First premiership (1936-1939)

1936 election

Union Nationale (Action libérale nationale)

Great Depression in Canada

Padlock Law (Switzman v Elbling)

1939 election (opposition to conscription)

Return to the Official Opposition

Second premiership (1944-1959)

Politics

Elections (1944, 1948, 1952, 1956)

Flag of Quebec

Fight for provincial autonomy (Tremblay Commission)

Censorship

Natural gas scandal [fr] (Salvas Commission [fr])

Harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses (R v Boucher, Roncarelli v Duplessis)

Economy

Post-World War II economic expansion

Baby boom

Labour strikes (Montreal Cottons, Asbestos, Louiseville [fr], Murdochville)

Investments (Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, Office de l'électrification rurale [fr], St. Lawrence Seaway, Manicouagan, Autoroutes of Quebec)

Legacy and cultural references

Grande Noirceur

Opposition press (Le Devoir (The Negro-King theory [fr]), Cité Libre)

Charbonneau et le Chef [fr]

Duplessis Orphans

Duplessis (TV series)

Toponyms (autoroute, provincial riding, Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis [fr]) :

vte :

Duplessis was a historical television series in Quebec, Canada, that aired in 1978. It tells the story of Maurice Duplessis, the controversial premier of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. It is one of the most famous mini-series in Quebec television history. The series was written (but not directed) by Oscar-winning film director Denys Arcand, and based in large part on Conrad Black's popular biography. The series contains 7 episodes, each one containing a different historic moment in Duplessis's life and path into power. Duplessis is portrayed by Jean Lapointe. It is distributed by Radio-Canada and is available on DVD.

## Cast

* Jean Lapointe - Maurice Duplessis
* Gabriel Arcand - Ti-Bi Chamberland
* Rolland Bédard - Maurice Thinel
* Roger Blay - Adélard Godbout
* Yvon Bouchard - Maurice Hamelin
* Jean Brousseau - Paul Gouin
* Yvan Canuel - Mgr Georges Cabana
* René Caron - Onésime Gagnon
* Raymond Cloutier - Daniel Johnson
* Gilbert Comptois - J.A. Coté
* Pierre Curzi - Le reporter
* Robert Desroches - S. Dufresne
* Denis Drouin - E. Tétreault
* Patricia Nolin : Auréa Cloutier
* Jacques Tourangeau - Oscar Drouin
* Marcel Sabourin - Joseph-Damase Bégin
