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Le reel du pendu

Jan 1, 1972 · 57m
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Documentary
Music

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Feature-length documentary filmed in three locations as far apart as possible: Louisiana, Acadia and Quebec, but where Le reel du pendu is played – a musical piece performed on the violin, harmonica and guitar or the accordion for over two hundred years. Through this improvised music of a death row inmate, the spectator is invited to discover for himself “the sound of the French in America”.

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CAST

Isom Fontenot
harmonica
Dennis McGhee
violin
S.D Courville
violin
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin
accordionist
Majorique Duguay
singer
André Savoie
violin
Gilbert Mallet
Directed by André Gladu

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
ONF | NFB
Country
CA
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