La guerre oubliée (1988): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1988, La guerre oubliée is a drama, history and documentary film directed by Richard Boutet, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. It seems that Canada don't want to hear about their heroes of the two World Wars, especially in Quebec. In English, La Guerre oubliée means The Forgotten War. Here, we talk about the 1914-18 big thing. This documentary doesn't use old footage, but actors to show us some parts of that war in Quebec. Joe Bocan sings some songs of that period and makes the narrations. There's also some rare veterans of the war who talk.

Who’s in it. La guerre oubliée stars Joe Bocan as La Madelon, Eudore Belzile as Le petit conscrit, Jean-Louis Paris as Le cardinal Bégin and Jacques Godin as Le général Lessard, among others.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La guerre oubliée page.

If you liked it. Fans of La guerre oubliée tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.