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'The Vultures' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque and released in 1975.[Odile Tremblay, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/498274/les-vautours-au-temps-de-duplessis "Les vautours au temps de Duplessis"]. 'Le Devoir', May 9, 2017.] Set in 1958 near the end of the Maurice Duplessis era in Quebec politics, the film centres on Louis Pelletier (Gilbert Sicotte), a young man whose mother has just died, and who is coping with a trio of aunts who are much more interested in what they stand to inherit from their sister's estate than in supporting their nephew.[Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201705/05/01-5095101-projection-speciale-pour-les-vautours.php "Projection spciale pour Les vautours"]. 'La Presse', May 7, 2017.]
Labrecque released a sequel film, 'The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Annes de rves)', in 1984.[
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Cast
* Gilbert Sicotte : 'Louis Pelletier'
* Jean Duceppe : 'Maurice Duplessis, Premier Ministre du Qubec'
* Monique Mercure : 'Tante Yvette Laflamme'
* Carmen Tremblay : 'Tante Marie Roberge'
* Amulette Garneau : 'Tante Adle McKenzie'
* Jean Mathieu : 'Oncle John McKenzie'
* Denise Proulx : 'Sur Ste-Germaine'
* Paule Baillargeon : 'Sur Ste-Gabrielle'
* Roger Lebel : 'Armand Bouchard, dput de Limoilou'
* Anne-Marie Provencher : 'Claudette, la jeune voisine'
* Rita Lafontaine : 'Madame Sansfaon, une voisine'
* Raymond Cloutier : 'Monsieur Sansfaon, un voisin'
* Nicole Leblanc : 'Une voisine'
* Robert Gravel : 'Jeune sminariste, ancien ami de Louis'
* Guy L'cuyer : 'Joseph Briault, le croque-mort'
* Gabriel Arcand : 'Assistant du croque-mort'
* Gilles Pelletier : 'Docteur Loiselle'
* Philippe Robert : 'Le cur'
* Georges Groulx : 'Le notaire'
* Yolande Roy : 'Alda Pelletier, la mre de Louis'
* Jacques Bilodeau : 'Rle inconnu'
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