Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God (movie)
Louis-Joseph Papineau - Le demi-dieu- Production country: CA
- Producer: Louis-Georges Carrier
- Production companies: ONF | NFB
- Release date: 1/1/1961
- Run time: 25 min.
Movie description
This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary debate, and Speaker of the Lower House, his heart was with the people being pillaged by the business elite. When legislation became the instrument of private advantage, Papineau brought government to a standstill. - NFB
