Pierre Falardeau
Canadian director and screenwriter
Born
December 28th, 1946
78 years ago
Died
September 25th, 2009
15 years ago — 62 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
Canada
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Directed "Octobre" that depicted the October Crisis
Wrote and directed "Maurice Richard" about the hockey player
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