The Rocket backdrop
The Rocket poster
Trailer
The Rocket
6.7
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2h 4m
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2005
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Roy Dupuis poster
Roy Dupuis
Maurice Richard
Julie Le Breton poster
Julie Le Breton
Lucille Richard
Stephen McHattie poster
Stephen McHattie
Dick Irvin
Michel Barrette poster
Michel Barrette
Père Norchet
Rémy Girard poster
Rémy Girard
Tony Bergeron
Tony Calabretta poster
Tony Calabretta
Frank Selke
Philip Craig poster
Philip Craig
Tommy Gorman
Paul Doucet poster
Paul Doucet
Camil Desroches
Sean Avery poster
Sean Avery
Bob Dill
Pascal Dupuis poster
Pascal Dupuis
Milt Schmidt
Diane Lavallée poster
Diane Lavallée
Alice Norchet
François Langlois-Vallières poster
François Langlois-Vallières
Maurice Richard à 16 ans
Pierre-François Legendre poster
Pierre-François Legendre
Georges Norchet
Mario Jean poster
Mario Jean
Paul Stuart
Robert Brouillette poster
Robert Brouillette
Partisan fanatique
Benoît Girard poster
Benoît Girard
Paul St-Georges
Normand Chouinard poster
Normand Chouinard
Michel Normandin
Randy Thomas poster
Randy Thomas
Hector 'Toe' Blake
Mike Ricci poster
Mike Ricci
Elmer Lach
Vincent Lecavalier poster
Vincent Lecavalier
Jean Béliveau

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