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and Georges Dufaux and released in 1968.

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, ''Histoire générale du cinéma au Québec''. Éditions du Boréal, 1988. . p. 165. The film centres on a family of

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tourists in

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, who are being accompanied around the city by a tour guide who is romantically interested in the family's oldest daughter. The film's cast includes

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, Michèle Chicoine, Mary Gay, Michael Devine, Paul Buissonneau, Lisette Gervais and

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. It was an entrant for Best Feature Film at the

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,"Dief: Best actor?". ''

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'', May 22, 1968. but lost to '' The Ernie Game''.

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* 1968 films Canadian comedy films National Film Board of Canada films Films directed by Clément Perron French-language Canadian films 1960s Canadian films {{1960s-Canada-film-stub