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Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)
Directed by André Brassard
Drama, Comedy · 1h 41m
Two women and a transvestite gay man cross paths in this French Canadian drama. The transvestite is preparing for a drag-queen beauty pageant, and has decided to present himself as Cleopatra. Of the two women, one was just fired from her waitressing job and seeks to go back to work at the nightclub where the beauty pageant is to be held. The other woman's mother has just won one million food stamps.
Cast
Denise Filiatrault
Hélène
Michelle Rossignol
Pierrette
Frédérique Collin
Lise Paquette
Sophie Clément
Carmen
André Montmorency
Sandra
Amulette Garneau
Bec de lièvre
Denis Drouin
Maurice
Jean Archambault
Hosanna
Gilles Renaud
Cuirette
Claude Gai
La Duchesse de Langeais
Manda Parent
Germaine Lauzon
Béatrice Picard
Robertine
Crew
- Director
- André Brassard
- Writer
- André Brassard, Michel Tremblay
- Director of Photography
- Paul Van der Linden
- Original Music Composer
- Jacques Perron
- Producer
- Pierre Lamy
Details
- Original title
- Il était une fois dans l'Est
- Release date
- 1974-05-26
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, Les Productions Carle-Lamy