The Rocket

In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his team and the fans. In the face of these doubts, Richard eventually shows the kind of aggressive and skillful play that would make him one of the greatest players of all time as "The Rocket." However for all his success, Richard and his fellow French Canadians face constant discrimination in a league dominated by the English speaking. Although a man of few words, Richard begins to speak his own mind about the injustice which creates a organizational conflict that would culminate in his infamous 1955 season suspension that sparks an ethnic riot in protest. In the face of these challenges, Richard must decide who exactly is he playing for.

Genres:

Drama

Release:

Oct 25, 2005

Production:

Casts:

Roy Dupuis, Julie Le Breton, Stephen McHattie, Michel Barrette, Rémy Girard, Tony Calabretta, Philip Craig, Paul Doucet, Sean Avery, Pascal Dupuis, Diane Lavallée, François Langlois-Vallières, Pierre-François Legendre, Mario Jean, Robert Brouillette, Benoît Girard, Normand Chouinard, Randy Thomas, Mike Ricci, Vincent Lecavalier, Stéphane Quintal, Ian Laperrière, René Gagnon, Amélie Richer, Maxime Veilleux, Luc Proulx, Serge Houde, Patrick Bernier, Sebastien Roberts, Alain Boucher, David-Olivier Gélinas, Gilles Marsolais, Jean-François Paré, Serge Bonin, Larry Day, Tedd Dillon, André-Sébastien Dorion, Alain Gauthier, Marc Gourdeau, Greg Goyer, Terry Haig, Tyler Hall, Albert Kwan, Gerardo Lo Dico, John Maclaren, Mathieu Morin, Steve Petitpas, Howard Rosenstein, Philippe Sauvé, Marc Tanguay, Allen Zarnett