Daniel Pilon Movies
French Canadian actor Daniel Pilon has played leading and supporting roles on television and in films. The brother of actor Donald Pilon, he made his film debut in In Trouble (1967). Fans of the defunct soap opera Ryan's Hope will remember Pilon as playing Max Dubjak between 1984 and 1987. He also appeared on Dallas during the 1984-1985 season as Ronaldo Marchetta. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
The story centers on a sailor who returns to shore to discover that his uncle has been capturing dying Greek gods and sewing them into human flesh. He then holds them hostage on an Ionian isle. Trouble ensues when the sailor falls in love with the Gorgon. Unfortunately, she turns him into stone. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mathieu Carrière, Orson Welles, (more)
Set in the beautiful mountains of Quebec, this lusty downhill skiing adventure follows the exploits of a handsome ski instructor as he teaches a class full of curvaceous beauties how to glide gracefully down the slippery slope. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1970
A young man finds himself tragically trapped between cultures in this drama that was filmed in the beautiful Canadian countryside. The young man is half-native and half-Quebecois; no matter where he goes, be it in the country, or the city, he cannot seem to fit in. As a result, he begins getting into trouble involving gangsters, fast cars, and loose women. Just before his early death, he gets involved in a surreal initiation rite. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Pilon, Genevieve Deloir, (more)
- 1970
In this western, an Indian is falsely accused of murder and must flee. As he continues to escape from the law he finds the real murderer. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) is the British army leader who is ordered to lead a band of mercenaries into the desert. Their mission is to knock out an enemy fuel reserve. The inexperienced captain contends with a veteran Colonel (Nigel Green) who is enamored with using old history books to fight modern battles. Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport) is the experienced mercenary hired by Brigadier Blore (Harry Andrews) to help guide Douglas and his group through the dangerous plot. Leech and Douglas have differences of opinion on how to successfully carry out the mission. As if the trouble with the Nazi wasn't enough, Brigadier Blore sells them out by tipping off the enemy through a spy. Douglas and the few men he has left must survive the sweltering heat and the enemy gunfire in order to insure their survival. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, (more)
While arch surrealist Luis Bunuel never made a secret of his skepticism about the existence of God, he was also raised as a strict Spanish Catholic and remained fascinated with the church's teaching throughout his life, and his obsessions with both faith and the contradictions of dogma provided the basis for this episodic satiric comedy. Jean (Laurent Terzieff) and Pierre (Paul Frankeur) are two threadbare vagabonds who are making their way from Paris to Spain on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of Saint James are believed to be kept. While Jean and Pierre's journey begins in the 20th Century, as they travel they seemingly develop the ability to move through time and space as they pass through a variety of historical scenes taken from a broad range of theological texts -- and all involving heresy in one form or another. As they walk the long road to Santiago de Compostela (when they can't catch a ride), Jean and Pierre encounter Jesus (Bernard Verley), who decides not to shave his beard to keep his mother happy; a young boy with stigmata and unusual powers; the Marquis de Sade (Michel Piccoli), who patently struggles to teach atheism to a young girl he's captured; an eccentric priest who has an irreversible belief in transubstantiation until he changes his mind; two men who put their debate over Catholic dogma to the test in a duel with swords; and Satan (Pierre Clementi), who shows up just in time for a car wreck. La Voie Lactee (aka The Milky Way) was scripted by Bunuel and his frequent screenwriting collaborator Jean-Claude Carriere; each of the film's historic episodes was adapted faithfully from an actual biblical text or historical account. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Laurent Terzieff, Paul Frankeur, (more)
- 1968
When a young girl is raped, she becomes pregnant and ends up going to her doctor. She soon takes up with an Arab who pockets her abortion money and disappears. Two teenage boys offer to take the girl away to find and beat up the man who raped her, but instead, the three pick up another girl down the road and proceed to rape the rape victim. She struggles in vain before being subdued by the brutal teens, never to be seen in the film again. No clue is given to her fate. The three young sociopaths then drive on until they meet a Frenchman who claims to have raped the girl. The two boys beat the man before taking off to an unknown destination. The feature is mostly a disturbing display of brutality and violation, but occasional humor manages to color this otherwise depressing film. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julie La Chapelle, Jacques Cohen, (more)
- 1967
In this Canadian film, a young pregnant girl cries rape to protect her reputation, causing her brothers to set off on a cross-country chase of the perceived perpetrator. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
