The Wise Guys

The Wise Guys (1972)

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In this French Canadian film, when the provincial government tries to move two young farmers from their land to make way for development, the two fight back, accidentally killing a policeman and becoming outlaws in the process.

Date of release
1972-03-20
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Jean-Claude Labrecque

Casting

Interesting facts

The Wise Guys is a Canadian crime drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1972. Labrecque's first narrative feature film after a career making documentaries, the film centres on Pierre Drouin and Réjean Cardinal, two friends in the Gaspésie region of Quebec who become fugitives after refusing to leave their village when the provincial government orders it to be shut down.

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