Maurice Richard (2005)

Directed by

Charles Binamé

Genre

drama film, biographical film, sport film

Country

Canada

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical film about Maurice Richard, a famous French-Canadian ice hockey player. It follows his rise as a star for the Montreal Canadiens and the challenges he faced on and off the ice.

inspiringpatrioticintensedeterminedemotionalfast-paceddramaticpersevering

What happens

The Rocket (Canadian French: Maurice Richard, also known as The Rocket: The Legend of Rocket Richard and The Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story) is a French-Canadian biopic about the ice hockey player Maurice "The Rocket" Richard. It stars Roy Dupuis and was directed by Charles Binamé. It features appearances by National Hockey League players Mike Ricci, Sean Avery, Vincent Lecavalier, Philippe Sauvé, Stéphane Quintal, Ian Laperrière and Pascal Dupuis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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