Once Upon a Time in the East
1974 · Movie · 105 min · ★ 5.3
Interlocking stories adapted by author Michel Tremblay's popular plays from life on the Plateau, a borough of Montreal. A young teenager gets pregnant accidentally and must find a way to get an abortion, nobody will know about.
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Details
- Original title
- Il était une fois dans l'Est
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-05-26
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (9 votes)
Themes
- drag queen
- transvestite
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Denise Filiatrault
as Hélène
Michelle Rossignol
as Pierrette
Frédérique Collin
as Lise Paquette
Sophie Clément
as Carmen
André Montmorency
as Sandra
Amulette Garneau
as Bec de lièvre
Denis Drouin
as Maurice
Jean Archambault
as Hosanna
Gilles Renaud
as Cuirette
Claude Gai
as La Duchesse de Langeais
Directed by André Brassard