Cordelia (1980)
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This Canadian tragedy centers around the controversial 1899 murder trial of Cordelia Viau and her retarded handyman, Samuel Parslow, with whom she had an affair. The case was so sensational because it represents the first time in which a conviction was based on purely circumstantial evidence. Despite the fact that both parties had strong alibis, and the evidence was contradictory, the jury still found them guilty of murdering her husband. The reason they were hung had more to do with the public's moral outrage at their well-publicized affair. People from all over the world attended their double hanging. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Louise Portal - Cordelia Viau
- Pierre Gobeil - Isidore Poirier
- Raymond Cloutier - Joseph Fortier
- James Blendick - Hangman Radcliff
- Françoise Berd - Mme Parslow
- Marcel Sabourin - Sheriff Lapointe
- Marc Legault - Connetable Brazeau
- Danielle Schneider - Yvette
- Serge Theriault - Journaliste Gravel
- Olivette Thibault - Mme Bouvrette
- Gratien Gelinas - Juge Bosse
- Gaston Lepage - Samuel Parslow
- Gilbert Sicotte - M. Leduc
- Jean-Louis Roux - Judge Tascherau
- Rolland Bedard - Jailer Grouix
- Jean Duceppe - Juge Ouimet
- Claude Gauthier - Cure Pineau
- Raymond Bouchard - Procureur Mathieu
- J. Leo Gagnon - Menuisier
- Doris Lussier - Juge Blanchet
- Jean Gascon - Juge Wurtele
- Henry Ramer - Detective McCasill
- Director(s):
- Jean Beaudin
- Writer(s):
- Jean Beaudin, Marcel Sabourin
- Producer(s):
- Jean-Marc Garand, Jacques Gagne, Roger Frappier
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- 1980 - Genie Awards - Best Costume Design
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