Such a Simple Game
Original title: Un jeu si simple
Overview
This short 1964 documentary depicts the national sport of French Canadians: hockey. Seen "from the inside" this seemingly simple game turns out to be not so simple. Hockey is dream of mythic proportions that mirrors the aspirations of an entire people. Its heroes are national figures. At the Montreal Forum, there is total symbiosis between the crowd and the Habs. In 1955, idol Maurice Richard is suspended for striking a referee. The people take to the streets in unison and the riots begin... - NFB
Top-billed cast
- BBernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion
- JJean-Guy Talbot
- GGilles Tremblay
- HHenri Richard
Crew
- Director
- Gilles Groulx
- Writer
- Marcel Dubé
- Producer
- Jacques Bobet
- Production
- ONF | NFB
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Who directed Such a Simple Game?
Such a Simple Game was directed by Gilles Groulx.
When was Such a Simple Game released?
Such a Simple Game was released in 1964.
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