The Crime of Ovide Plouffe
The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

The Crime of Ovide Plouffe

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1984
1h 47m
6.3(3 votes)
Crime
Drama

Overview

Ovide Plouffe has married Rita. She still tries to attract other men even after their marriage. Unhappy Ovide feels for Marie - a young French woman he had met. But his catholic background and surrounding can't let him love another woman or divorce from his wife. So Ovide finishes with Marie and plans a trip with Rita hoping for reconciliation. At the last instant he announces to Rita that he can't make the trip. She goes alone. The plane explodes, and Ovide is suspected and arrested for this horrible crime.

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Production Companies

Filmax
France 2
ONF | NFB
Société Radio-Canada

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Gabriel Arcand

Ovide Plouffe

Gabriel Arcand
Acting

Anne Létourneau

Rita Plouffe

Anne Létourneau
Acting

Pierre Curzi

Napoléon Plouffe

Pierre Curzi
Acting

Jean Carmet

Pacifique Berthet

Jean Carmet
Acting

Serge Dupire

Guillaume Plouffe

Serge Dupire
Acting

Donald Pilon

Stan Labrie

Donald Pilon
Acting

Yves Jacques

Bob

Yves Jacques
Acting

Rémy Girard

Annonceur de la radio

Rémy Girard
Acting

Dominique Michel

L'agente de voyage

Dominique Michel
Acting

Ginette Boivin

Maryse

No Image
Acting

Louise Laparé

Jeanne Plouffe

Louise Laparé
Acting

Nathalie Vachon

Arlette Plouffe

No Image
Acting

Julien Poulin

Voyou du cabaret

Julien Poulin
Acting

Normand Choquette

Représentant de commerce

No Image
Acting

Jean Martin

Sculpteur

Jean Martin
Acting

Claude Laroche

Vendeur de dynamite

Claude Laroche
Acting

Alain Zouvi

Agent d'aéroport

Alain Zouvi
Acting

Jean Claudio

Consul de France

Jean Claudio
Acting

Alain Charbonneau

Commissaire de bord

No Image
Acting

Véronique Jannot

Marie

Véronique Jannot
Acting

Luc Proulx

Prisonnier

Luc Proulx
Acting

Claude Lemieux

Prisonnier

Claude Lemieux
Acting

Bernard Meney

Philippe d'Ormesson

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Acting

Louis-Georges Girard

Gardien d'Ovide

Louis-Georges Girard
Acting

Marcel Giguère

Chauffeur de taxi

No Image
Acting

Glynis Johns

Unknown Role

Glynis Johns
Acting

Dominic Philie

Unknown Role

Dominic Philie
Acting

Juliette Huot

Maman Plouffe

Juliette Huot
Acting

Denise Filiatrault

Soeur d'Ovide

Denise Filiatrault
Acting

Marcel Leboeuf

Avocat de la Défense

Marcel Leboeuf
Acting

Roger Le Bel

Avocat

Roger Le Bel
Acting

Frank Fontaine

Unknown Role

Frank Fontaine
Acting

Jean Lajeunesse

Unknown Role

Jean Lajeunesse

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