May 4, 2008
This was a decent movie about NHL's most famous hockey player back in the 40's & 50's.
François Langlois-Vallières ,
Ian Laperrière,
Michel Barrette,
Normand Chouinard,
Pascal Dupuis
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Known as Quebec's greatest hockey player, Maurice Richard was the face of Canadian hockey in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. This biopic chronicles the life of the "Rocket," who battled adversity at every t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 11, 2007
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July 27, 2008I waited a long time for this one, and finally got the chance to see it (Thank you, Netflix). It never came out in wide release here in the States, so I had to wait for the DVD. It was well worth the wait. It tells the story of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, arguably the best p...( read more)
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June 12, 2008This is a very good movie. Roy Dupuis gives an outstanding performance as "The Rocket". I thought the moments of Richard's life, that they chose to show, were the perfect events for the movie. There is a great supporting cast in this movie as well.
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