''A No-Hit No-Run Summer'' () is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by
Francis Leclerc
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Marc Robitaille
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as an adaptation of his own novel, the film is set in the late 1960s and stars Pier-Luc Funk as Martin, a young boy who loves
baseball
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and dreams of someday playing for the new
Montreal Expos
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. He is disappointed when he is not chosen for the local youth baseball team by coach Gilbert Turcotte (
Roy Dupuis
Roy Michael Joseph Dupuis (; born April 21, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known in America for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series '' La Femme Nikita''. In Canada, specifically Quebec, he's known for ...
), but his hope is restored when his father Charles ( Patrice Robitaille) decides to organize and coach a new baseball team for the kids who didn't make it onto Turcotte's team.Pierre Ranger, "Francis Leclerc — Un été sans point ni coup sûr: l’éveil". ''Séquences'', No. 252 (2008), pp. 14–15.
The film received two
Prix Jutra
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nominations at the
11th Jutra Awards
The 11th Jutra Awards were held on March 29, 2009 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2008. Nominations were announced on February 17.Patrice Robitaille as Charles
* Pier-Luc Funk as Martin
* Jacinthe Laguë as Mireille
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Roy Dupuis
Roy Michael Joseph Dupuis (; born April 21, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known in America for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series '' La Femme Nikita''. In Canada, specifically Quebec, he's known for ...
as Gilbert Turcotte
*Peter Batakliev as Monsieur B
*Frédérique Dufort as Sophie
*Phillip Jarrett as Mack Jones
*Guy-Daniel Tremblay as Fern
*
Guy Thauvette
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as M. Audet
*Victor Desjardins as Grand Pete
Music
In addition to Fernand Lapierre's recording of the Montreal Expos theme song "Les Expos sont là", the film's soundtrack included a number of popular French and English songs from the era. Most were rerecorded as new covers by contemporary Quebec artists, although
Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois (born June 25, 1944) is a Canadian author, composer, musician, performer and actor.
Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are ''Lindberg'' (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular), ''Ordi ...
and
Louise Forestier
Louise Forestier (born Louise Belhumeur on August 10, 1942) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress.
Biography
Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, Forestier was trained in acting at the National Theatre School in Montreal, but it was as a s ...
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Lindberg
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Location
Lindberg lies in the Danube Forest (''Donau-Wald'') region in the middle
of the Bavarian Forest on ...
" was included in its original version, and a few songs, including the theme to the television sitcom ''
Gilligan's Island
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Voir
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'', July 31, 2008.
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Jean-Pierre Ferland
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L'amour est bleu
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It ...
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André Popp
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Biography
Popp was born into a family of German-Dutch background, in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. He started his career as a church ...
,
Pierre Cour
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People Got to Be Free
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The song is a musically upbeat but impassioned plea for tolerance and freedom: ...
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Felix Cavaliere
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Although he was a member of Joey Dee and the Starliters, known for their hit " Pepperm ...
,
Eddie Brigati
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Prior to his stint with The Young Ra ...
Roy Orbison
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Luck Mervil
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John Sebastian
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Ariane Moffatt
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George Wyle
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Sherwood Schwartz
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Simon Pigeon
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Born in ...
, Jean Carl Boucher
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California Dreamin'
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Daniel Bélanger
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In 1983, Bélanger founded ...
, Ariane Moffatt,
Marie-Pierre Arthur
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Donovan
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) - Daniel Bélanger
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These Eyes
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Randy Bachman
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,
Burton Cummings
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Cummings has been induc ...
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Béatrice Bonifassi
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Lindberg
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Location
Lindberg lies in the Danube Forest (''Donau-Wald'') region in the middle
of the Bavarian Forest on ...
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Robert Charlebois
Robert Charlebois (born June 25, 1944) is a Canadian author, composer, musician, performer and actor.
Charlebois was born in Montreal, Quebec. Among his best known songs are ''Lindberg'' (the duo with Louise Forestier in particular), ''Ordi ...
,
Claude Péloquin
Claude Péloquin (1942 – 25 November 2018) was a Québécois poet, writer, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, and director.
Péloquin published more than twenty books of poetry. He was also the author of many popular songs, including Robert C ...
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Louise Forestier
Louise Forestier (born Louise Belhumeur on August 10, 1942) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress.
Biography
Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, Forestier was trained in acting at the National Theatre School in Montreal, but it was as a s ...
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The House of the Rising Sun
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Alan Price
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